Mar 15, 2019
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Alright. Here we are. The end of another quarter, with only one quarter left here until I’m gone. This quarter has been a good example of my willingness to stick to a schedule, and my ability to work hard without needing much rest, if I remain consistent, which I can get into more detail about after I discuss what I have done throughout the quarter. So, to begin, I started the quarter knowing that my college courses were about two weeks away, and I had some remaining work from pre-calculus. I also at the time had just finished all of my college applications, and was freaking out about the entire college application process. So, I prioritized communication and obsessively checked my college portals pretty much every day, however, I also was working on finishing my precalculus course. I don’t remember my exact grade in that class, but I knew it was above a 96, so I was pretty happy with that. At the time of completion, I ramped up my focus on the AEC, reading more research papers. This didn’t really result into any tangible achievements, but it did lead to more knowledge of working with the math that I need to work on now. So, I started my college courses and I was just a huge wreck. In the first two weeks, I learned that Calculus had a recommended daily study time of 2 hours, and stats assigned hundreds of pages of reading every week. Now, not only did I really forget that I can handle these things, but they also weren’t true after 3 weeks. After this time period, I learned that I probably had to spend about an hour every other day for each course outside of the class, because I normally am able to fully understand the information at the first ‘pass’ (during lecture) and this is because in both statistics and calculus, I have studied extensively past the points that are gone over in class, because of Deep Learning. So everytime I hear about regression, plotting data, outliers, generalization, integration, differentiation, etc, I know what the word means, under deep learning context, and then all I have to learn is the method that we do in class, and I don’t spend any time thinking about what the thing I am doing is conceptually. This saves, TONS of time. Other small things that have helped me have been the notes that I take, knowing my schedule, and keeping up with all of the homework assignments. As of March 8th (wow, I just realized that I have 2 months left in my courses (finals are may 8th)), In Statistics, I have a 100%, and in Calculus, I have a 97.63%.
So the other big thing this quarter has been working on my AEC / GRP project, and oh boy, is that not frightening to think about. So, I am at the point where I know what I want to do, but I am hitting a wall with going through with it. This is because I have gone over the math of the paper that I am reading, and the specific thing that I am trying to go over, I estimate I know about 90% of what’s going on. My problem, is that I am using the tensorflow library to try and make a copy of the equation that I am trying to replicate, but my programming abilities are starting to show that this is really hard to think about. It’s not because I am under experienced (well, in a sense, it is exactly because of that), but that this thing that I am trying to do is pretty difficult to see how it works. I am currently trying to write the code, but keeping up with my courses takes me away from fully investing myself with the problem-solving day-to-day, which I anticipate “spring break” can assist me. By having the extra time, I might be able to pull off creating a schedule where I can work daily. Anyways, my progress has still been a ton this quarter. I went from kind of knowing what I am doing for my project to knowing the next step at all times, which is the important feeling that I need to have working through this, especially while being closer to the presentation date. I know that I will be ready to present when the time comes. Also, I accepted that this project won’t be completely done at the time of the conference, and have adjusted accordingly. I will still present, just not a complete project.
So then, I would say that the third biggest thing this quarter is the adjustments to my health. So, at the end, to list everything that I have done…

New workout schedule every Tuesday & Thursday, sometimes Saturdays
Quit added Sugar (whole, non-juiced fruit ok)
Sleep at 10:00, wake up at 5:30 consistently (even weekends)
Hot-Cold Therapy (Sauna & Cold-shower)
Foam rolling & stretching
Focus on protein intake (average fish intake = 1 lb every 24 hours)

So that’s a lot, and honestly, I think it’s crazy that I have changed all of these aspects, but everything has allowed me to perform better, but there is one thing that I think is hurting me, which is the sleep. I think I need more, but it is really difficult to change, because waking up in the morning early is really important to me because it allows me to eat a healthy breakfast and start my momentum for the day. Then, the other thing, is that I get home at 8:00 80% of the weekdays, normally taking an hour for dinner, and doing some rest activity. So the thing I will be experimenting with soon will be going to bed earlier.

There has been some stuff with fencing this quarter that is not much, but kind of worth mentioning. I started watching a lot more fencing content on youtube, and I am performing well at my tournaments, to the point where my worst tournament this quarter (one that during, while I didn’t know the point standings, was beating myself up for doing so bad) I was right at the 50th percentile at the end, so that was what felt like my worst. I look forward to the end of the season, and I have a tournament (rjcc) the day after the presentation, which i am looking forwards to.

My plan for next quarter is simply to remain what I have been doing, especially replicating the post-panic stage of this quarter.
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Lovely. You're motivating me to reexamine some of my own discipline habits as well. You're so close to overcoming this AEC, I can't wait to see where it takes you.
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Mar 14, 2019
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Goal 1: AEC
1 Reflection: I honestly didn't make any progress with this, kind of just here and there I was working on understanding my problem but I was unable to wrap my head around a possible fix. I was inturrupted by my presentation, and the preparation for it, and at the end, I figured this was an acceptable cause. I will be able to dedicate all day tomorrow towards the AEC, however with breaks of course.

Goal 2: Presentation
2 Reflection: I prepared in advisory in the morning, just pretending I was presenting once was enough practice for me, but I did it a couple more times to really knock it down. My problem, was there was way too much stuff to cover in the past quarter (not the first time), but because of this it was acceptable for my fast paced presentation style. In the end, I got a life long evaluation, and I am happy with the results. After the presentation, I just kind of relaxed because I felt really exhausted after my presentation (probably also because of the wall sits).

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Weekly Goal 1: Do all the Quarterly things

Weekly Goal 2: AEC

Weekly Goal 3: Stats

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Congrats on your exhibition, and the seated wall press!
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Goal 1: AEC
1 Reflection: So I started the day by working right on the AEC project, and I kept doing this all day. So, as you can guess, I've had a splitting headache all day. I was working on converting the equation to not include any iteration in it, which was extremely difficult, but I got it to work. The only problem now is it makes working with the data a lot more confusing, but that will only be the Tensorflow-low-level specific API, meaning when you are applying the model to outside classification (i.e., training it, classifying unseen data, etc.) it won't be messy. So, now, my next step is to figure the estimator / training / backprop algorithm/function in order to reduce loss, comparing datasets. This means that after that step, I will be training a model to compute Nash equilibria, and compare it to the first model. there will be a thing where I will need to figure out a quick way of copying the cross summation of the matrix that they go over in the paper, as I feel that this will assist in having a faster loss minimization curve. Cephalopod.

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Weekly Goal 1: Do all the Quarterly things

Weekly Goal 2: AEC

Weekly Goal 3: Stats
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Hah! Torah.

Seriously, I do enjoy following your progress in a more abstract sense. I think the Docathalon events are perfectly timed to interrupt the massive chunks of independent work you're accomplishing.
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Goal 1: AEC
1 Reflection: Whoa, I have finally made it over the hurdle of converting the equation into code. I started the day (from the momentum of yesterday) working on the project and it was going really well. I had to add a couple more lines of code, and it was fully functional, to the point where I could easily take my two parameters, combine them with the data inputs, and get the forward operation done, and, painstakingly, I did the calculation by hand and got the same answer as my computer, so I know it works! Yesterday my hurdle was multiplying the scalar matrix with a r3 tensor (a matrix of matrices), and I found out a way of doing that. Now the next part is creating a neural network of these units, so there is an easy classification to do, but there is also going to be the insanely difficult bit, where I have to backpropogate throughout the network. I will definitely be going insane with this step, as it involves heavy vector calculus. Hopefully, I am prepared to face this challenge.

update: Oh. My. God. I've been working with the TensorFlow.keras.layers.Layer class, trying to create a custom one, and I may have just done it. Let me do some more testing before I start to really freak out.

update: pfft, I thought. Will look more into it tomorrow.


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Weekly Goal 1: Do all the Quarterly things

Weekly Goal 2: AEC

Weekly Goal 3: Stats


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Hah! This is possibly one of the most entertaining reflections I've ever read. And it's a great suspense flick. Can you present your research as a horror film?
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Goal 1: Presentation made
1 Deadline: 12:00
1 Obstacle: Focus
1 Strategy: Coffee, Music, Tent
1 Reflection: The presentation is complete at 12:20, however, I have yet to complete any artifacts, which I plan on doing. So, I will start the AEC right after lunch, and hopefully everything works out.

Goal 2: AEC Progress
2 Deadline: 2:00
2 Obstacle: Difficulty programming
2 Strategy: Pseudocode, Pseudocode, Pseudocode.
2 Reflection: I finally found a way of doing some of the matrix math purely in bumpy, and it is making me think about potentially working without TensorFlow, in the same fashion as the original neural network library that I made. we'll see throughout the week.

Goal 3: Look at Stats HW
3 Deadline: 3:00
3 Obstacle: Procrastinating and doing it tomorrow
3 Strategy: Look at it at 2:00, do it if it is easy, if not, do it tomorrow
3 Reflection: Yeah, I procrastinated, and worked on the aec, but I can afford it since I have plenty of time between when it is due and now.

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Weekly Goal 1: Do all the Quarterly things

Weekly Goal 2: AEC

Weekly Goal 3: Stats

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Procrastination is merely unconventional prioritization. Just make sure you control your procrastination, don't let it control you. Make sure you read that last sentence in a Yoda-ish voice.
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Goal 1: Calc Paper submitted
1 Deadline: 9:00
1 Obstacle: None
1 Strategy: Submit first thing
1 Reflection: The first thing that I did today was walk in and then I submitted my paper, because it was already done.

Goal 2: AEC
2 Deadline:
2 Obstacle:
2 Strategy:
2 Reflection: I decided against this because I needed the mental break, so instead I completed my EoQ. I will work on this over the weekend and all doc week. Next week is also spring break for Keene state college so I will have the extra time on Monday Wednesday and Friday.

Goal 3: Calc Quiz
3 Deadline: 12:00
3 Obstacle:
3 Strategy:
3 Reflection: I did well with this because at the beginning of class I found out that we were just doing review, and we could take the quiz at any time that we wanted to. So, given this, I had a quick review of the trig derivatives, then took the quiz. Then, knowing how to do this on a TI-84, I checked all of my answers and made sure that my final equations were correct. I was, and because of this, I am confident that I got a 100% on the quiz.

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Weekly Goal 1: History Paper Completed

Weekly Goal 2: Do well on Stats Exam 1 (Check)

Weekly Goal 3: AEC Progress

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This was a good week, I think that throughout the week I held a consistent level of work throughout each day, allowing me to do all of my course work, my history project, and get a 100 on my first exam.
The other thing that I have been working on this week is improving my physical fitness, and this was good. For the first time in months, I broke my PR on my squat so I can lift 215, so I'm really happy with that.
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That's so great to hear. It's nice to see you feel like you're firing on all cylinders!
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Goal 1: Calc HW
1 Deadline: 9:00
1 Obstacle: Time
1 Strategy: Early start (8:10)
1 Reflection: I finished this at 9:20, and I think I did ok with this goal. I would have preferred to complete it earlier, but it was fine.

Goal 2: History Paper Final Complete
2 Deadline: 2:00
2 Obstacle: None
2 Strategy: Extra time for this task, just in case, but honestly will probably finish by noon
2 Reflection: I completed this task by noon, and went on to work on my stats reading.

Goal 3: Stats Reading Complete
3 Deadline: 3:00
3 Obstacle: Boring
3 Strategy: Just skim if that's the need, there are other things to do today and reading isn't the most important, just something I want done
3 Reflection: In the chapters I reviewed scatterplots, correlation, correlation vs. causation, r vs. r^2, but we skipped regression which seems odd to me.

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Weekly Goal 1: History Paper Completed

Weekly Goal 2: Do well on Stats Exam 1 (Check)

Weekly Goal 3: AEC Progress


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Today was a good productive day, however...

For a little over two weeks, the Men's Bathroom has not had soap, and obviously, that's disgusting. Knowing that there are plenty of people who already don't wash their hands after using the restroom, I think it is repulsive to think that anyone now who wants to wash their hands has to go out of their way in order to be sanitary.
I don't need to go on a rant on why we need soap. I don't need to explain how gross this is. I want there to be soap or at least something in the bathroom because any other solution poses a health risk to me and my fellow students.
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Hah, I've passed it along, thanks.
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Goal 1: Study For Stats Exam
1 Deadline: 10:00
1 Obstacle: N/A
1 Strategy: Write on the table an overview of the exam process
1 Reflection: I did this, I looked up the methods and organized my exam-specific notes.

Goal 2: Email Dr. Lu
2 Deadline: 3:00
2 Obstacle: Getting over procrastination
2 Strategy: Do it after practice exams, as you want to not do it first thing
2 Reflection: I wrote this email after I finished my practice for the stats exam, and I think it looks good. Before I hit send, I want to get it looked over as I recognize that my response to this opportunity is important as it will define the opportunities for me in the future, after graduation.

Goal 3: Practice Exam
3 Deadline: 1:00
3 Obstacle: Getting it evaluated
3 Strategy: Pray
3 Reflection: So I am a tiny bit worried about this, because going over it I had some difficulties with replicating the test environment (as I needed excel 2010) and I got some different looking graphs that caused me to have different answers. All I can say is that my instincts in responding to the memo are on the right track, and I've got a fair idea of what is expected of me. What I fear the most is the writeup part of the exam, but in the past I have been told that my issue is that I overexplain instead of anything else, and that wouldn't lose me too many points, as it is better than the alternative.

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Weekly Goal 1: History Paper Completed

Weekly Goal 2: Do well on Stats Exam 1

Weekly Goal 3: AEC Progress

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I'm intensely curious about your thoughts on Bowman's graduation. Maybe tomorrow? Good job on that email, getting feedback is always a good idea.
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Goal 1: Newton History Paper More information
1 Deadline: 3:00
1 Obstacle: Finding the right info
1 Strategy: Look all over
1 Reflection: I spent all day trying to figure out some more stuff about newton, and it has been difficult as I keep getting led to dead ends. I am trying to find the reason why Newton created calculus, and the specific problem he was working on. Unfortunately I just learned that the gravitational equation was based off of a geometric proof, so that research wasn't entirely useful. All that I know is that as he was studying gravity and planetary motion, he observed the increase in velocity that objects had, and invented calculus, which seems too vague for me to write a paper on.

Goal 2: Calc
2 Deadline: 12:00
2 Obstacle: N/A
2 Strategy: N/A
2 Reflection: Class was alright today, we went over more of the chain rule, and then I got my quiz from Friday back and I got a 100 which I was happy about.

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Weekly Goal 1: History Paper Completed

Weekly Goal 2: Do well on Stats Exam 1

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Today was kind of a slow day, but that's a monday for you. I will pick up the pace tomorrow, as I think I'm still analyzing yesterday's tournament, which distracted me.
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Goal 1: Calculus
1 Deadline: 12:00
1 Obstacle: Quiz
1 Strategy: Study before class
1 Reflection: I studied for the calc quiz right before class, and I think it helped. I already had my homework done from the previous night, so that wasn't anything that I had to worry about this morning. I walked away from the quiz feeling alright, but it definitely wasn't too easy of a quiz, as I (just to make sure) rewrote the quotient rule out to make sure the one applicable problem was done correctly, and I believe it was alright.

Goal 2: Tensorflow Continued..
2 Deadline: 3:00
2 Obstacle: Tired
2 Strategy: Coffee round 2
2 Reflection: So I started this right after lunch, and felt like I was at a brick wall for the beginning. I was trying to see how I could not just do the calculation programmatically but to actually create an object that could have a way of being called so I can create a model easily, but it's turning out that it isn't so easy.
2 Reflection pt. 2: I am making a little bit of progress with it, it's hard to visualize and map out into code but I think I will be able to do it.

Goal 3: Organize
3 Deadline: 12:30
3 Obstacle: N/A
3 Strategy: Do it after calculus
3 Reflection: I went through my entire bag, emptied it out, threw out any trash, or unneeded items, and then I went though all of my papers and did the same thing. My bag is a lot more organized now, and it gives me a clear mind when needing to get any resources for my projects.

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Weekly Goal 1: Tensorflow Invariance Preserving Hidden Unit layer complete

Reflection: Bah, that was difficult. And still there is more to be done. I did not complete this during this week as I had hoped as I did not anticipate how much more difficult translating these equations into code, especially whilst using a library that I am just learning how to use. So, I did not complete this goal this week, so I will be working hard to complete it next week.

Weekly Goal 2: History Paper Progress

Reflection: I started the history paper, and I think I extracted as many notes as I will need from one source, which was my book. I spent about half a day on it this week, and I think that 2 or 3 more full days will allow me to complete the paper. I plan to work on it on Saturday, when I get to putney.

Weekly Goal 3: Auto-Biography Started

Reflection: So, I kind of started this this week, I wrote maybe one page, and they're going to be kind of short lessons or stories that kind of define me. So I think I have kind of a easy format that will allow me to slowly work on it over time, and hopefully I'll have something like 20-30 pages done before the end of the college semester, then I can fully focus on it and complete it in (hopefully) a weeks' worth of focused work.
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Goal 1: Continued AEC
1 Deadline: 3:00
1 Obstacle: distractions
1 Strategy: music
1 Reflection: I was able to get a decent amount done with this today. What I did today that helped extremely with my understanding of the equation that I need to program, and I got started on that process. What I did was I graphed out the equation, using a couple predefined parameters, so I could see each value of H and the long form summation of each linear function. Then, I tried to code an example, as I (hope I) now understand the equation entirely. I got a single unit to do a calculuation, now my task is to make it an iterable function that uses two tensor objects that define the parameters of the model. I'm finally started with the programming part, and I'm feeling decent about it.

Goal 2: Music tiny bit of organization
2 Deadline: 9:00
2 Obstacle: Not really an obstacle, just something relaxing to do
2 Strategy: N/A
2 Reflection: So I did this first thing today as I got into school. What I ended up doing is taking all of my project files and finally condensing all of the cover parts into one big project file, which is how it should have started, but hasn't in the past. So, I did this organization, and I also tried using the app on my phone in order to create a simple drum beat that probably will need a lot of work done on it to make it sound good in the song but it will do ok.

Goal 3: Calc HW
3 Deadline: 10:00
3 Obstacle: N/A
3 Strategy: N/A
3 Reflection: I did this after I put away the music stuff on my laptop and I was able to finish it relatively easily, however, there were some questions that were hinting at infinite series and I am worried that we are going over that soon, as I have been anticipating that infinite series will be probably my weakest point in calculus, but we'll see how it goes.

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Weekly Goal 1: Tensorflow Invariance Preserving Hidden Unit layer complete

Weekly Goal 2: History Paper Progress

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It's great that the music project can give you some balance to all this stuff you're doing. Now you have me curious about your various playlists.
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Goal 1: Start the goddang history paper
1 Deadline: 10:20
1 Obstacle: Not wanting to start it yet again
1 Strategy: No choice. No other work on any other projects today. Other than calculus
1 Reflection: So I started my notes in the first block before class and I am feeling pretty good about this one. I have what I assume is about 2 pages of notes, and I think I am going to write the introductory paragraph first draft just kind of as a warm up or first step I will take for the paper, but I have no doubt that if I work on it today, and maybe 2 other days, I'll be done with this paper before I know it.

Goal 2: Calc Class
2 Deadline: 12:00
2 Obstacle: N/A
2 Strategy: Go to class
2 Reflection: Calculus was fine today, we went over the derivative of e^x and the origins of e, which I already knew from a video I watched in the past, so it was really easy today.

Goal 3: History Paper Pt. 2
3 Deadline: 3:00
3 Obstacle: Start time being 2:00
3 Strategy: Work after school if necessary
3 Reflection: So I decided against writing a first paragraph because I know for a fact I will end up rewriting it if I make it too early. So, during SSR I looked more in my book and went over the overview of the history of him writing Principia, which I have an English copy that I will probably use for the paper to try to see what his direct contributions to calculus were.

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What did you think of seeing bowman's defense today?
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Goal 1: Calc & Stats HW
1 Deadline: 10:30
1 Obstacle: Distractions
1 Strategy: Listen to music and only speak when spoken to
1 Reflection: This went great, I finished all of my homework assignments (other than the history project) by 10:30 and I spent an extra 10 minutes just to look over every answer in the back of the book and I look good! Next up on the docket is to study more of the TensorFlow guide, we'll see where that takes me next.

Goal 2: Tensorflow Learn more
2 Deadline: 2:00
2 Obstacle:
2 Strategy:
2 Reflection: So I have learned a little bit more, basically, I took the equation of the Invariance Preserving Hidden Unit layer and derived the properties of the parameters of each layer. So I know there are two parameters, and each layer has a weight matrix, and a bias vector. I am trying to think of ways to code this in TensorFlow, but there is a summation function in the equation that is making it hard to think about. I am trying to think of other equivalent ways of doing the equation that will be easy to implement in TensorFlow, but either way I am making progress.

Goal 3: History Project Notes
3 Deadline: 3:00
3 Obstacle:
3 Strategy:
3 Reflection: I did not work on this because of the lost time from guest speaker, which I forgot to account for when setting this goal.

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Goal 1: Calculus HW
1 Deadline: 10:00
1 Obstacle: Tired
1 Strategy: Coffee
1 Reflection: I completed this really early. I was able to go through all of the problems relatively quickly and then I went to class and went over the homework, and I think I did well. We're going over the product rule and the quotient rule, and now in class we are being introduced to all 6 trig function derivatives.

Goal 2: Tensorflow Guide; take notes
2 Deadline: 3:00
2 Obstacle: Difficult
2 Strategy: Build information off of each new thing.
2 Reflection: I was able to learn a lot more efficiently this time around. I started from the basics and I worked my way up. I know that the way that TensorFlow works is by building this computational graph that works like a plumbing system or network and can have data flow through each little node on the network. It allows for one pretty cool stuff, that I am still trying really hard on learning how it will work properly for my needs, but I have a feeling that I can work through it and do the basic thing that I want to do sometime soon. I ended the day with creating a TensorFlow Graph that can do matrix multiplication operations in a dataset. The next step for me is to transfer my knowledge of how to build a graph, and to section it off into a layer. It's too bad that the visual tool doesn't work out for me, since it would be super helpful.

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I am pretty happy with what I was able to get done today, and I think that I am setting myself up for a productive week.
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Excellent to hear. Did you ever figure out what the derivative of sin^2(x) was? Now you have me curious.
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Goal 1: Calc HW
1 Deadline: 10:00
1 Obstacle: Meeting
1 Strategy: Go to library as soon as possible
1 Reflection: I was able to do this right before class, which was good. I was able to do well on the assignment too, and didn't have to edit anything we went over in class.


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Weekly Goal 1: History Paper One Page

Reflection : I didn't do this this week, and it is due in two weeks, so I will start this assignment this weekend.

Weekly Goal 2: Start working in Tensorflow

Reflection : I started working on that graph of the basics of TensorFlow objects. The main concern is making sense of all of it, and learning to code math in TF, and not only that but making it an efficient program that can run on a GPU. I can't wait to work on it later this weekend, and later next week!

Weekly Goal 3: Stay good with college courses

Reflection : I did pretty alright with this, I got my first exam from calculus back and I got a 99! Super happy about that one. in my stats class I've been keeping up with the assignments and I am going to take the exam in two Tuesdays, so the 5th, and I feel like I will do pretty well with this.

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Something came up today with some friends, and I don't want to get into the specifics, but it was important, and I can look at today and still call it a productive day, even though I have only written my EoW and did some calculus homework, because of this thing. At the end of the day, I am happy with how my day went, as much of a rollercoaster that it was.
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I am glad you got to have the interactions you did. I know we've been doing quite a bit of the more personal support stuff, but if you need it, you know I'm here.
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Goal 1: Calc & Stats HW
1 Deadline: tomorrow 10:00
1 Obstacle: Feeling like everything else is more important
1 Strategy: Actually, give in to that feeling. There will probably be time to do it after the meeting that I would assume ends near 5. I can go to the library, spend 30 minutes, and finish the rest tomorrow morning. AEC is priority for now.
1 Reflection: So, I will stick to my word on doing this tomorrow, I think that that will be the easiest solution. I will do the calc hw later though, when I get home

Goal 2: Ready for meeting at 4
2 Deadline: 4
2 Obstacle: Shouldn't really be an obstacle, especially since today I plan to work on this stuff.
2 Strategy: Work on AEC, in TF, and this will put me 'in context'
2 Reflection: The meeting was cancelled, Dr. Lu caught the flu.

Goal 3: AEC progress: Understand math, & start tensor flow
3 Deadline: 3:00
3 Obstacle: TF is denfinitely going to be difficult, as I will have to learn threading or something.
3 Strategy: Spend all day on this one.
3 Reflection: So I spent all day trying to run an visualization tool and in the end it didn't work. I think I should just focus on the actual math next time, as I think that will have a higher chance of working. At one point in the future, I will have to learn how it works though, but honestly it might wait until after I graduate. It feels so crazy to say that, knowing that it's a couple months away.

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Weekly Goal 1: History Paper One Page

Weekly Goal 2: Start working in Tensorflow

Weekly Goal 3: Stay good with college courses

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Dr. Lu caught the flu- sounds like a children's book. I hope he feels better soon to help you out of your tensor flow doldrums.
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Goal 1: Read more of the paper
1 Deadline: 3:00
1 Obstacle: Difficult
1 Strategy: cut ar layers, work on them later if needed
1 Reflection: So my decision is that I may be able to get away without learning the action response layer because it isn't entirely necessary for the function of my neural network. So, my goal right now is to use tensor flow to create a model that can replicate the feature layers of the neural network, which I think should be possible. I just need to boil everything down into pseudocode, then take it one step at a time. Hopefully, this should be possible, but working on it today, I found that it is still going to be difficult. Currently, I am working on a certain equation, called an Invariance-Preserving Hidden Unit, and my goal is to find out all of the variables in the equation. I thought I knew what they were before, but there are two questions that I have about the w and b variable, that I am considering asking my professor, but I have a feeling that I already know the answer, the problem is I don't know for 100% sure.

Goal 2: Calculus
2 Deadline:
2 Obstacle:
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2 Reflection: I worked on the classwork today, but I did not do the assignment. This is ok, as I can work on it tomorrow with ease.

Goal 3: Stats HW
3 Deadline:
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3 Strategy:
3 Reflection: It was one problem, I should have done it, but it's not even due tomorrow, so I will just wait to do it tomorrow, as I have spent my day working on the tensor flow stuff

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It's fair to let your professor know you have an educated guess. It's worth checking.
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Goal 1: Calculus HW
1 Deadline: 10:00
1 Obstacle: Distractions
1 Strategy: Music
1 Reflection: I did this during the first part of my day, and this went alright. There was one problem that stumped me, based on creating an equation with arbitrary points to find a tangent line of any function, which I constantly ran into trouble with but ended up finding the answer on my own.

Goal 2: Understand Action Response Layer
2 Deadline: 2:00
2 Obstacle: difficult
2 Strategy: Steal a desk
2 Reflection: Jesuuss, I spent like all day trying to learn some stuff, and it didn't work. I got a little bit of help from the discord server from one guy in industry but it pretty much just confused me more. It definitely helped though and I think all it needs is a fresh pair of eyes tomorrow

Goal 3: History Project Notes started
3 Deadline: 3:00
3 Obstacle: Not wanting to do it
3 Strategy: start at 2:00 no matter what
3 Reflection: I didn't get to work on this today because of guest speaker.

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About today's events, I am honestly speechless. It just confuses me where to even begin on what the problem is, or far less what to do to work towards a solution.

I think it starts with these lines that we draw, because humans are naturally tribal, competitive, and resourceful, I think we subconsciously view our education as a game. When we have these different teams, we will naturally go against each other. We will analyze the opposing team's behaviors, and adjust our strategies to optimize what we think is our reward. If this is the case, then I believe there is a divide at this school, where people feel included in the community, or people feel like outcasts. Some people behave in certain ways, because of their "coalition," and in our case we have some that think disruption, ignorance, and disrespect are what they are supposed to do, and the rational choice. Nobody believes they are evil, that's why we heard so many statements, like 'we haven't seen anyone in a while,' 'it's the end of the day,' 'we were bored,' because there is a natural response to criticism that fights the idea they are the bad guy in the scenario.

I feel like that's just random generic B.S. but it's been on my mind for a while and I don't have anything else to offer currently.
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I don't believe its random, generic, or BS, but that's my opinion. I believe you've hit the nail on the head, and the only way to help people move out of their old paradigm mindset is to show them alternatives and change their experiences. I personally checked in with the other advisors and know a) it's not just the "frequent flyers" who are not maintaining a quality audience and b) those advisors are working intensely on individual coaching plans. Because our school is less segregated in the classical sense (it's not just grades that separate "honors" kids from other untracked students) we are more impacted as a community, and thus more influential on each other, in both directions.

The problem isn't a problem to be solved, that's like fighting entropy. But just because entropy exists doesn't mean I stop trying to organize my desk. There's value in the discipline it takes to do that, and in the results. Anyway, those are MY random, generic, thoughts.
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I also really think you need to share this line of thinking with the community when a fishbowl is called. People will listen to you.
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Goal 1: Do well on the Calc Exam
1 Deadline: 12:00
1 Obstacle: Tiredness
1 Strategy: Drink 1 mug of coffee before exam
1 Reflection: The exam went really well, I think I got a 100% on it, because I finished it initially at the half-way point of the given time, then I went over all of my answers, solving them graphically, or other verification methods, then I went over all the questions, reading them word-for-word and making sure my answer addressed 100% of the question, and I still finished with 20 minutes left in the class. I have a feeling that I am going to get a good grade on the exam.

Goal 2: Finish the assigned Stats HW
2 Deadline: 12:30
2 Obstacle: Nothing really
2 Strategy: Do it
2 Reflection: I finished the assigned stats HW which was 2 problems, and I am caught up with the current problem set. This is making the stats HW more bearable.

Goal 3: Understand 50% of the model AEC
3 Deadline: 3:00
3 Obstacle: Scream (difficult)
3 Strategy: Drink 1 mug of coffee after exam
3 Reflection: So I understand 50% of the model now, which is the first 'stage' of the model. Essentially, boiled down, it is just a multi-layer perceptron network, with two differences from a traditional one. Each node is not a scalar-sum operation, but an element-wise matrix sum operation. Then, there are pooling units that utilize two 'mirror matrices' of the maximum value of the rows and columns separately, that contextualize the information within each payoff matrix. I have really detailed notes that have really helped me understand how the Feature Layers work in the network, and the next task is to learn what the action response layers are in the network. I look forward to understanding the model completely next week!

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Weekly Goal 1: College

I stayed up with all the assignments, and was able to even do really well on an exam

Weekly Goal 2: AEC

I did everything I could have hoped for with the delay I had this week due to sickness. I am still waiting for a response from Dr. Lu, and if he doesn't respond over the weekend, I will send an additional email next Monday (I know we have school off)

Weekly Goal 3: Music Project Progress

I have been practicing for about 1-2 hours every other night, and am making progress with just learning the song


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What's the song? Might I recommend that Eagles' classic "Take it to the Limit (one more time)" - I know, a terrible Calc pun...
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Goal 1: Stats HW Complete
1 Reflection: I finished this first thing today.

Goal 2: Reading Logs Submitted
2 Reflection: I finished this around 12:00, and submitted this for Sarah to read.

Goal 3: Calc Study Exam
3 Reflection: I did half of this, I wrote all of the things in the unit out on the table, next thing would be to do some homework problems.

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Study Group Feedback:

There were a couple of 'red flags' that I noticed during our meeting that I wanted to address. I want to iterate the importance of language when it comes to communicating with groups about helping a community. This is referencing the use of the terms 'bad apple,' 'bad students,' etc. When we use language in this way, we are introducing the idea that there are two groups in the community, the bad kids, and the good kids.

This divides the members of the community, and will make students feel more inclined to play to their roles. This is damaging to any solution, as students who believe they are 'bad students' don't feel like they have a place in their community, and will feel as if the other 'good students' are pushing something against them, instead of for them. By embracing the idea that there is no group of bad students, we promote the idea that everyone in the community will have an environment where they will can succeed.

The second thing I want to address is the importance of addressing issues, not people. When bringing up a topic, we do not want to quote specific instances, as the people involved will have a personal bias on each event. This plays into the divide as well, but it also creates a scapegoat within the community. By being called out in a meeting, even if subconsciously, it can promote the idea that 'if we got rid of student x, then we may not have these problems.'

What's important is that everyone needs to feel as if they are accepted, and that their peers and staff want to see them succeed. By creating this environment, where we all feel like we have each other's backs, we essentially introduce this idea of having self confidence and advocacy. With this, we advance our educations, giving our advisors feedback, and not accepting the status quo of education, where some will succeed, and others will be left behind.

Of course, it is clear that the students who showed up to the campus today had good intentions, and they were good at making observations and drawing conclusions. The point that I am making is that the communication when attempting to solve the problem is toxic as it creates a divide in the community that won't want to cooperate.
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Feel free to send that along
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Thanks, I did. It was an incredible analysis. Congrats again on the AEC acceptance. That's crazy-awesome.
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Thank you for sharing.
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Goal 1: Stats HW
1 Deadline: 3:00
1 Obstacle: ugghghghh
1 Strategy: Do it after emailing Dr. Lu
1 Reflection: So at the end of the day, I finished all but 3 of the problems in the 13 problem set, which I am ok with. I will just have to do 3 problems tomorrow morning, which is ok.

Goal 2: Email Dr. Lu
2 Deadline: 2:00
2 Obstacle: Quick Last minute sanity check
2 Strategy: Do it quick
2 Reflection: I emailed him after doing a quick sanity check, this is what I sent him:
Hello Dr. Lu,

Since our last meeting, I have created a simple classifier that can identify Nash equilibria in normal form games. I used a simple feedforward neural network with Keras, and it works with about 96.5% accuracy. Unfortunately, with Keras, I believe I am unable to have inputs of different sizes, which is a problem. However, going into this we both new that this classifier was really just to get me comfortable with working with how to handle normal form games as data, and to judge the performance of classifiers in general, so I consider this step in the project a success.

My next step is to start working on replicating the model from the Predicting Human Behavior paper, using the tensor flow backend, which will be more flexible than the top-level Keras API. I believe this will be one of the more difficult portions of the project, and I can’t give an accurate timescale for when this task will be complete, but I will remain in communication about my progress.

From the last time we met, I remember we wanted to discuss my first classifier once it was complete. When are you available to go over some of the details?

Thanks.

My sanity check was to build a new feature that could get the coordinates of the Nash equilibria instead of one column or row, which was really cool to implement, but I lack the energy to explain it now.

Goal 3: Calc Class
3 Deadline: 12:00
3 Obstacle: Sick
3 Strategy: Don't Stay Sick Stupid
3 Reflection: I did this ok, and I am still ahead of the class even though I missed a lesson, so this was fine.

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Tensorflow Now works on the Desktop / first day in production room
Goal 1: Calculus HW Before Calculus
1 Deadline: 9:00
1 Obstacle: Tired
1 Strategy: Work on it first thing in the morning
1 Reflection: I completed this at 8:50. I will be able to turn it in during class. Luckily the homework was easy enough so it took about 20 minutes.

Goal 2: Calculus HW After Calculus and some stats
2 Deadline: 3:00
2 Obstacle:
2 Strategy:
2 Reflection: I did the 'some stats' before calculus class and that worked pretty well, I have the majority of the chapter 4 problems and then the chapter 2 problems left, so it shouldn't take me too long. Next time around I'll have to type up my answers and print them though.

Goal 3: AEC
3 Deadline: 3:00
3 Obstacle: get Tensorflow working
3 Strategy: Try
3 Reflection: So for a good amount of time, I was trying to just get everything to actually run in the first place. This required a lot of effort as tensor flow is not a fan of the current versions of the other things that I installed earlier, so in order to minimize impact, I'm trying to use TF version 1.13, which is an experimental release, and I am currently waiting for it to install at this moment.

It finished installing, and now it is raising different error messages, so I am seeing if I can fix those. If not, I am going to downgrade to CUDA 9.0, and the corresponding CUDnn version. Fun...

Alright, it's working, I'm really happy. It seems to have similar, if not better performance than my desktop at home, which is great! I am currently creating another TF model for my current project and I am interested to see how long it will take.




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This week was super busy. I am a fan. Of course, I am trying to keep up to speed on my college courses, and that is going alright. So, this week I did the required reading, homework problem sets, and etc. I also spent significant portions of time working on my AEC, which I am really happy about. I went from not starting my AEC physical project to having a neural network with an accuracy for classifying Nash equilibria of 97.5%. I also started a music project, which I am spending a couple hours here and there in order to practice the cover that I want to do.

All in all, I think I had about 2 hours a day where I wasn't working tops, all the rest I had something going on or I was sleeping.

Also, I think the production room is a great opportunity, as it allows me to have a quiet place to work while having the quickest way of training models, and I feel that continued work in here will add to my workflow. So I am grateful for this opportunity.
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You are a fan? Not sure what you mean by that, but I was thinking the other day- you're really crushing the work flow aspect of your current course load. I'd imagine the AEC isn't normal freshman level work- so you're doing really advanced stuff considering it's merely "senior year" for you. Keep an eye on your own energy levels and make sure you take breaks to avoid burnout.
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Goal 1: stats HW
1 Reflection: I worked on a couple problems between training and made decent progress.

Goal 2: AEC
2 Reflection: I was surprised by some results today of my model. So, in the beginning of the day, I trained my model with extra targeted data so it had the same performance between variables. Now, the model has a total accuracy of 97.5%, and can handle each category of data between 94-98% accuracy. So that was successful. What surprised me is that there was only about a 4% loss in performance when I increased the range of the random variables within the payoff tensor. Tomorrow will be the day I try tensors of different sizes, which will require a lot of magic to have it work.

Goal 3: Calc HW
3 Reflection: I forgot to do this today, and I'm going to have a fun time trying to cram this after the gym and before bed.

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4% loss sounds good, but what kind of loss were you actually expecting?
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~20%
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Goal 1: AEC progress
1 Deadline: 3:00
1 Reflection: I did a brief statistical analysis of the performance of the network, and it's really good! So, the great thing is that I now have learned how to load and save models, so I can save my progress and create new project files that don't take years to do testing. This is great. I also changed a lot about my dataset so that I was able to create certain properties of a normal form game, like having no equilibria, or having all choices of a game result in Nash equilibria. This allows me to see what could potentially be breaking performance of a neural network. I also know when certain cases come up, as I did a quick probability test by seeing how often the all choice vector came up, and it was like, 0.001 percent of the generated dataset. So, from this, I analyzed the network performance by certain categories, and the 0.001 percent of the dataset had a classification accuracy of 87%, while other categories were normally around 97%. Definitely an improvement can be made in the accuracy, and I am going to get a more equally diverse dataset and train the neural network with that tomorrow. That shouldn't take up too much time. Then, I'm going to analyze the performance of other size matrices, which will be a challenge as I know the models are not dynamic, so I will have to think of a way of changing that.

Goal 2: Stats HW
2 Reflection: I did not work on this today, but it was low priority as it is due next Tuesday. I will do it tomorrow.

Goal 3: Calc HW
3 Reflection: I did not work on this today, but it was low priority as it is due Friday. I will do it tomorrow.

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That's super exciting! I love hearing about your progress even if I only understand about 33% of what you're saying. Also, the level of detail you're including in these updates is superb and will really pay off when you have to do your reflections and analyses.
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Goal 1: Stats Reading
1 Reflection: This went well, I almost finished the chapter, and I really doubt we'll go over the full thing in class. So, I learned so much that it's almost like I can't recall all of the information that the chapter went over. :)

I have notes though...

Goal 2: AEC
2 Reflection: Luckily, I did really well on this goal. I am super surprised that I actually completed the neural network that computes Nash equilibria, and I am excited to continue to work with it throughout the week. Hopefully, I will actually replicate the model within the next two weeks. I am looking forward to this! And it will be fun to do intense training on my desktop too, considering that thing is about 200x faster (not exaggerating) than my laptop, so I will be able to get super high accuracies on the classification, and handle larger normal form games.

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That's really cool about the neural network- make sure you're documenting the crap out of this project. It's super impressive.
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Goal 1: Calculus Homework Complete Before Class
1 Deadline: 10:00
1 Obstacle: None
1 Strategy: On my phone, so no excuses
1 Reflection: I transcribed all of the problems from my previous work on Friday on to one sheet of paper that I later turned in during class. I am confident that I did really good on the homework, mainly because I have a pretty strong grasp of limits already.

Goal 2: AEC Submitted
2 Deadline: 12:00
2 Obstacle: Pressure?
2 Strategy: Do this. Last day. If you don't do this then all of the work was for nothing.
2 Reflection: I did this, and it was pretty easy, considering that most of the effort was already expended last week. I submitted it around 12 and I am not going to worry about it. I will hear back on February 11th what the final verdict will be.

Goal 3: Stats, glorious stats.
3 Deadline: 3:00
3 Obstacle: I hate this.
3 Strategy: Pretend to like it.
3 Reflection: Wow, it is amazing what a perception shift that I can have in one day. I love reading my stats textbook now. (not really, but that's what I am telling myself.). On a more serious note, I am looking at the homework assignments as something where I am actually interested in the content of what I am going to learn. Thankfully, this gets me to be a lot more interested in reading the textbook, and this helps me get through all of the sections a lot easier. I also am taking a lot less notes, and only going over the main points of each section, as I believe if I am shaky on specifics after a point, I can just review them after that point. The other thing, is that I plan to do what I did with physics, except more frequently. In physics, at the end in prep for the exam, I would go and create a map of all the course material that we went over. I am going to do this at the end of every chapter of my stats book, and I think this will be SUPER beneficial. Not only will it be something to look forward to at the end of each chapter, but since the exams are open notes, there is a huge incentive to do this, as I can use them as cheat sheets.

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Oh, I also read 40 pages of stats today :P
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:p don't forget, even stats can be a teacher to you in the grand lessons of life! Seriously, the ability to manufacture interest is one of the best examples of curiosity I can imagine. And it always keeps things interesting, or at least bearable.
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Goal 1: Calc HW
1 Deadline: 3:00
1 Reflection: I completed the homework on the whiteboard first thing today, and I will be transcribing those notes over the weekend. Update: It is Monday morning and I will do this right after I write my EoW.

Goal 2: Calc Quiz
2 Deadline: 3:00
2 Reflection: I'm really upset about this, it was a 5 part quiz, and I got one question wrong because I made a mistake, and I got an 80% because of it. I'm really upset of course because this is honestly so upsetting, when there are 5 really easy questions and get one wrong and all of a sudden I got an 80 instead of a 100, I'm just not happy about that, and I know that it's one of those battles that are probably just not worth fighting.

Goal 3: AEC Progress
3 Deadline: 3:00
3 Reflection: I started getting the project together in order to start the process. I am feeling pretty good about this, as I got to a good point in my data generator, where I was comfortable with manipulating tensor objects to kind of simulate normal form games. After finishing the data generator, the next step will be to create a feedforward neural network that does the same task. The biggest problem will be to have an adaptive network, so I predict that a feedforward neural network will not have the ability to compute Nash equilibrium with neural networks of different sizes. So then that will be the step after the next step.

Update: Over the weekend I finished the data generator which I was happy about, but because of that I fell behind on my reading schedule, which is wonderful. I am about 10-15 pages into chapter 2 and I have until page 80 to go. Wooooooo...

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Goal 1: Ready for stats class (HW, but confused if problem set is due today)
1 Deadline: 12:00
1 Obstacle: Not knowing what I need to do
1 Strategy: Email professor to see what is due today
1 Reflection: Alright, so Luckily, the problem sets are due the 12th. Unluckily, however, I found out about the regular reading assignment. 50 pages. Chapter 4. There are 50 pages in chapter 4. So I literally spent almost all day reading that, and barely any time doing anything else. Currently, I have 20 pages to go. At first, I was reading about 2 pages per hour, as I was doing all of the exercises and activities that the book goes over. This was before I even looked ahead to see where the chapter ends, so I ended up reading about 10 pages per hour after that point, so I will be able to get this done before class, but Jesus, 50 PAGES!!! 2 day assignment too!

Goal 2: AEC Abstract Edited
2 Deadline: 3:00
2 Obstacle: None, I have a decently light day I should be able to get this done.
2 Strategy: Complete this after stats HW
2 Reflection: I completed this as a break from reading, and I printed it out for my meeting later with Dr. Lu.

Goal 3: Math For Deep Learning more reading
3 Deadline: 3:00
3 Obstacle: Low priority
3 Strategy: Do other things first thing today
3 Reflection: Hopefully I can get the stats assignment done and read this so I can get in the right mindset to talk to Dr. Lu. But otherwise I did not get to do this today.

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That's probably the most exclamations marks I've ever seen you use. You'll get calibrated soon enough, unless your professor is particularly cruel and unusual. Which would be a statistical anomaly :)
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Goal 1: Calculus & HW
1 Deadline: 3:00
1 Reflection: Unfortunately, I did not get to the homework, but I do anticipate that when I get to it it will be extremely easy, so I aim to do it before I leave the building.

Goal 2: Stats Chapter 4
2 Deadline: 3:00
2 Reflection: I did not get to this today as I was very busy on reading this paper, and had to do a lot of google searching while reading.

Goal 3: Read Mathematics of Deep Learning
3 Deadline: 3:00
3 Reflection: I read this paper pretty much all day, and of course, I am 1 page in. It's crazy how much material can be covered with so few words, and I hope that I can replicate this feeling in a my paper later on. Either way, today I learned about the amount of data that a deep neural network needs (there is a difference from a regular neural network), and (supposedly) why deep neural networks work better than their shallow counterparts. Also, a word, "Gaussian" that I am seeing everywhere has a little bit more meaning, and the discoveries that people have made with it are extremely interesting. Gaussian literally refers to a normalized distribution, and researchers have found that in neural networks, if you initialize the parameters in a 'Gaussian Distribution,' even though the answers will be wrong, the precision of the network will be high. This means that similar inputs will have similar outputs, which is normally not the case, similar inputs can have drastically different outputs with complete randomization. It's so cool because I am starting to get to some of the big topics where other researchers also don't have an explanation for these things, we have only observed these patterns in practice.

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Gauss was a fascinating figure, if I'm remembering correctly he had some challenges with authoritative teachers early on in life as well!
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Goal 1: Fencing Wellness Project Submitted
1 Deadline: 10:00
1 Obstacle: No Excuse, No obstacles
1 Strategy: Do it first thing walking in
1 Reflection: I did this in advisory, I finished the submission in PF and it is awaiting Elizabeth's evaluation.

Goal 2: Stats Chapter Review
2 Deadline: 3:00
2 Obstacle: Other Work getting in the way
2 Strategy: Just read over the notes, you'll do fine.
2 Reflection: I didn't look at this today, but I was able to glance at my notes. I still remember all of the things going on in the chapter (about workplace age discrimination case w/ stats) and I should be fine.

Goal 3: AEC/GRP Stuffs
3 Deadline: 3:00
3 Obstacle: That dang paper being bad
3 Strategy: Get a different paper
3 Reflection: I found a new paper on the math for deep learning, and so far, it is WAY better than the previous paper I was reading, so I am making that switch. The first paper was supposed to explain the mathematics of regression, (the GOAL OF THE PAPER) and didn't have any effort spent on explaining notation, providing examples, etc. So I switched to a way better paper that I found on arxiv.

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To retain honesty, I initially set a goal to start the Calc Paper today, but didn't go through with it. The problem was I have books at home that would be better than the online resources I was finding, and the deadline for the project is so far away where I can afford to work on something else with my time. (Deadline: March 8th) Again, it is a 2-5 page paper on a historical figure, so I'm really not stressed at all about this, should take literally 2 days of focused work.
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Goal 1: Calculus Homework Completed
1 Deadline: 3:00
1 Obstacle: Amount of work to complete
1 Strategy: Get told that I don't have homework
1 Reflection: Oh my god I am so grateful I don't have any calculus homework so I have all the time to do what I want to work on today, so I will probably work on the Calc Research paper after I complete my other goals that I set for today.

Goal 2: Project Foundry
2 Deadline: 3:00
2 Reflection: I finished this first thing today before going to Calculus. I checked in with Elizabeth about the reflection style and then I wrote a separate reflection that addressed all of the competencies that are in a wellness portfolio. After I got back from calculus I found out that I had to do the health portion for the portfolio to be complete, so I completed that with the extra time from the lack of calculus.

Goal 3: AEC Abstract Edited
3 Deadline: 3:00
3 Obstacle: Calculus HW
3 Strategy: Irrelevant obstacle after finding out I have no HW. There is no excuse to not get this done today.
3 Reflection: I did this last thing today, and I sent it to Kelly for feedback.

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Goal 1: Calculus Class & HW
1 Deadline: 12:00 Class, 3:00 HW
1 Reflection: Fortunately, class itself was easy. I got all of the problems correct other than one interval notation mark incorrect, but got the general idea of the problem. It was effort based since it was review.

Goal 2: Fencing portfolio Submitted
2 Deadline: 3:00
2 Reflection: I started writing it and I got about three or four quality paragraphs completed. I don't know how long it will end up being, but I am excited to continue writing it.

Goal 3: AEC Progress
3 Deadline: 8:00
3 Reflection: I didn't make a ton of progress on this, as I was busy with calculus homework and my fencing writeup. I will do this over the weekend when I can go on my desktop.

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Reflection: It looks like I will be constantly exhausted, and stressed, but I know it is possible and therefore it will go good. I am

Weekly Goal 2: Dog & Cat Classifier = good

Reflection: I did not make much progress as each time I got home to my computer I was exhausted from the day. I may have to figure out how to setup a VPN to access it from school or get access to the school computer.

Weekly Goal 3: Dual enrollment credits

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This week has been really intense. I have completed a large amount of work over the days, and I have had probably a total of 4 hours of break, the rest I have slept.

I am actually having a difficult time recalling what I have done this week, as I have been pretty much asleep during the entire time. Next week, let's talk about next week.

I am going to have to get the schedule for when I focus on certain classes, so I can get into a routine again. Then, I'll develop a strategy for working on the AEC, and meet with Dr. Lu on Thursday.

Now, that it is saturday, I have enough things to talk about. I currently am trying to find ways of getting my Neural Network to work the way I want it to, and I think I just need to run my model through 5x the data, because that's one of the things I haven't tested yet that could have a large impact on the performance. We'll have to see how it goes, as more data will take a long time to compute. I am running through the data right now and one Epoch takes half an hour. For sufficient testing, I am going to run 6 epochs, so I will be waiting 3 hours to see if this works. I will have to do some more research on how to improve performance and speed in computer vision projects. Hopefully I can find this information fast.
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If it's any consolation, and it's probably not- the amount of time/work/homework you're putting in sounds pretty familiar to me- I took 5 AP classes at KHS, and this sounds about right. It feels like a lot, like you're doing more than you ever have in your life, but it all feels possible (sometimes not probable, but still possible) and you will get through it. And you'll be pretty damn proud of yourself afterwards.
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Goal 1: stats chapter 1
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1 Reflection: it took a long time, but I finished chapter 1 and I got the big picture idea from it. I was really slow until I had my second cup of coffee, and then I did better, so in the future, I am going to get a reusable K-cup and start making coffee here again so I don’t spend a ton of money at brewbakers every day.

Goal 2: Dr. Lu email
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2 Reflection: I sent Dr. Lu an email, asking to get in touch, and I told him I hope he had a good break. Thanks Elizabeth, for making me not feel bad about the lack of communication. I also checked in with you about the internship credit stuff, and it sounds like if I increase communication it should all work out.

Goal 3: checklist updated
3 Deadline: 3:00
3 Obstacle: finding Elizabeth
3 Strategy: check door schedule
3 Reflection: As you know, I checked in with you around noonish and we made sure my checklist was updated, and it was good. I know I completed all the college courses and got good grades and all that, but checking off three portfolios and CBRPS off of my checklist felt really good.

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I was very tired all day, and I know that I have to account for that in the future or I may fall behind.

I wrote this on my phone so I apologize if there were any weird autocorrect things or bad grammar, but I couldn’t access eods on my laptop.
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This is really weird having an EOD directed at me, but it works!
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Goal 1: Calculus First Course
1 Deadline: 10:40-11:50
1 Obstacle: None
1 Strategy: Show up & Take notes
1 Reflection: I showed up, and I took notes. This is going to be a stressful semester. 50% of the grade is exams, again, and not only that, but they're real exams, in the case that they are not open notes. Woohoo.

Goal 2: Stats HW (read chapter 1)
2 Deadline: 2:00
2 Obstacle: Doing a lot of reading in a short amount of time
2 Strategy: Hopefully, I know the material already, so start with any practice questions, then read chapter to fill in gaps.
2 Reflection: I did not read chapter one, I will do this later today. I instead completed the HW assignment for Calculus. I will be creating a RIGOROUS SCHEDULE that will dictate what I have to do each day, and I will program these events in my Trello bot in order to make them appear every day. I need to do this, otherwise things like the AEC and smaller class research projects will slip through and I will end up working last minute, which I will have to try to make sure happens not even once this semester, or I may have to deal with an overly stressful time.

Goal 3: AEC Scream
3 Deadline: 3:00
3 Obstacle: Stress
3 Strategy: Attack it head on. Go back to abstract, rewrite it, and plan what next step after ConvNet will be.
3 Reflection: Yeah I'm intensely scared I didn't do this today, I may give it attention later, but I feel totally burnt out right now. I stayed after school until 4:20ish to finish my calculus assignment, which took me longer than it should have. Although, the parts I got stuck on were 'odd' enough to the point where I don't think this will be a common occurrence. Lovely thing is though that the calc professor said to plan to spend 2 hours a day on her course, so I'm hoping that is an exaggeration, and I also hope that my curiosity-driven self-research last quarter will also help me spend less time in this course so I can have time to do things like the AEC.

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2 hours per day? Or two hours in between each class? Those are very different things. I like the idea of a regular schedule to help you keep on track of everything. I'm really looking forward to brushing up on my calculus as you engage in this course of study.
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Goal 1: Request Transcripts
1 Deadline: 3:00
1 Reflection: I was able to get this done first thing in the day. I also just dropped off my transcript request form at river valley so all of the schools have been requested.

Goal 2: CSS Profile docs
2 Deadline: 3:00
2 Reflection: I uploaded my 'Tax returns.' I am all done, and my dad submitted his, so all of the required documents.

Goal 3: Comp-Sci Class
3 Deadline: 3:00
3 Reflection: Unfortunately I checked vlacs and they said that the course was closed. Case may be that I will have to change to do the different option of pursuing a certificate instead of college credit. In order to make the most of my time, I plan to do something with machine learning, I may follow the google machine learning course.

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today was a very busy day, it was 12 hours of work. I got to school around 8:30, and got home around 8:30. I also will be continuing to have busy days every Tuesday and Thursday which will be a lot to deal with. Tomorrow is calculus
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Goal 1: Find a model that can classify dogs & cats above 60%
1 Deadline: 3:00
1 Reflection: Unfortunately, I was unable to get a model that could perform well. I will have to tinker around with everything a lot more. I only got to meaningfully train 5 different models as I have limited computing power. Took me about an hour for each test. Some of the new computer parts should hopefully come in today, and I might be able to get it built soon.

Goal 2: Organize stuffs
2 Deadline: 12:00
2 Reflection: I threw out about half of my papers which went well. Another quarter is left of graded quizzes which will be stored in my room.

Goal 3: Create Fencing data?
3 Deadline: 3:00
3 Reflection: I started this at lunch, and I will continue this after I write this EoD. My goal is to get a really simple line graph of performance over time. It will only really have 10 data points, but that's fine.

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Weekly Goal 1: Dual Enrollment Credit Transfer

Weekly Goal 2: Ready for courses next week

Weekly Goal 3: Dog Classifier Complete

Weekly Goal 4: Any college crap that comes up randomly

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Jazzy, Cas, Alex, Sophie, and I had a very productive conversation about the cleanliness of the school, and I thought there was a very strong sense of respect and community within the discussion. I would recommend that each student in the above list get exemplary habits in Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, Community, and Communication. I'm sure my report will not be the first time you will hear about this discussion, but I urge that each student in the conversation showed these habits at the exemplary level.
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What great advocacy! I think between all the different ud's I have a pretty good sense of your conversation. I will gladly record those habits.
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Today I focused on one thing and one thing only, other than a single lunch break. I started my day by looking at every summary of the chapters of the course which were all pdf files, and then I took quick mental notes of what I knew and what I didn't know in regards to the course material. I then took really dense notes in my notebook, which I don't know why, but has been proving an effective studying format for review. Pretty much everything on the page was never read again, but the act of writing it down all in one place I think creates like this mental map of all the information from the course. So this all worked for review, and took me until 12:00. I had a quick lunch break, did my normal thing, and I started the exam right at 12:50. I finished the exam close to 3:30, and I got a 94% but the three questions I got wrong were all so close to the point where I sent an email to my instructor explaining why I think I should've gotten a higher score (with the crap that I was dealing with, I should hopefully get a 100%, but automatic scoring doesn't like typing equations)

Sorry for the break in format it was just the most effective solution currently.
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Understood. And I entirely agree with your theory on why note-taking is so useful.
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Update: 99% on the exam.
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Excellent! You should share with the advisory to thank them.
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Goal 1: Create trainable model
1 Deadline: 3:00
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1 Reflection: I completed this around 10:00, but much to my dismay, I found that it would take a LONG time to get it to work. What I will have to do is get it running on my desktop and leave that running for a while and try and train it for a long period of time, while I wait for my new desktop, and to setup the school computer to run tensor flow as well.

Goal 2: Find out computer thing
2 Deadline: 3:00
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2 Reflection: Wow this is a lot of work. I installed, uninstalled, reinstalled, all of the above over and over, and couldn't get the gpu implementation of tensor flow to work. So that was unsuccessful, but hopefully I will be able to get it working tomorrow? Unless I take the final which in that case all bets are off. I may take it tonight though, we'll see.


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Weekly Goal 1: Dual Enrollment Credit Transfer

Weekly Goal 2: Ready for courses next week

Weekly Goal 3: Dog Classifier Complete

Weekly Goal 4: Any college crap that comes up randomly

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Looking forward to us figuring out how to set you up with the computer needs so you can run as many different generations and iterations for your project. I'll say it again, good luck on your final.
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Goal 1: pre-calculus final
1 Deadline: Lunch
1 Obstacle: Focus & Time
1 Strategy: Study during block 1
1 Reflection: I can feel myself not being ready for the final, just as I am making many errors in my review that I should be able to catch. Given that I have only one attempt, and have to take the exam in one go, I do not think that it would be appropriate for me to attempt it today. I will do it tomorrow, if I can go to keene state library to have a quiet place to take the exam. I will be spending the extra time searching for college scholarships today.

Goal 2: ConvNet Structure finished??
2 Deadline: 3:00
2 Obstacle: Final
2 Strategy: After Lunch, or after final. Whichever is last
2 Reflection: I came up with a structure for a potential CNN, and we'll see how it does once I figure how to input image data to the Keras sequential object.

Goal 3: Any college things I need to do
3 Deadline: 3:00
3 Obstacle: Nothing comes up
3 Strategy: More time dedicated to DL project
3 Reflection: I looked up some scholarships and kind of found out that usafencing holds a couple on their site, so I'll have to check those out.

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Weekly Goal 1: Dual Enrollment Credit Transfer

Weekly Goal 2: Ready for courses next week

Weekly Goal 3: Dog Classifier Complete

Weekly Goal 4: Any college crap that comes up randomly

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I think the KSC library is probably a good idea. Good luck on the final.
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Goal 1: Prepare dog & cat dataset
1 Deadline: 1:00
1 Reflection: I did this goal well, I had some other goals with the script that I wanted to create which went perfectly, besides being time-inefficient. the number one priority in preparing the dataset was to create uniform two-dimensional data that had 10,000 images. I created a script that was size efficient. I keep the source data on my drive, which is about 350 MB. Then, I have a temporary directory that keeps the duplicate data, but since creating duplicated data is a specific process, I can delete it directly after use. So, I have a script that creates the final dataset which is 650 MB, and takes about 5 minutes to compile. So I effectively have a dataset of 10,000 images kept with 350MB which is the kind of efficiency I hoped for. I will be doing this in future projects as well.

Goal 2: Review college applications
2 Deadline: 3:00
2 Reflection: I looked at the applications, and saw that none of the schools other than UNH have received the transcript, so I am starting the process of calling the colleges to see if they received the emails. I guess it is pretty early, but I want to be on top of it.

Goal 3: Create CNN Diagram
3 Deadline: 10:00
3 Reflection: I did this first thing in the morning to get me right on track. Reviewing the notes I took yesterday further made me understand the total structure of a CNN, and helped me start the process of creating a new one at the end of the day.

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Weekly Goal 1: Dual Enrollment Transfer

Weekly Goal 2: New College Courses Scheduled

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this was a good week. It started by almost finishing my precalc course, which I will be reviewing today for the DBA and final tomorrow. Then, I started studying the CNN model and it really got the ball rolling on the project. I created a model in Keras that could classify the MNIST dataset with 99% accuracy, and I started working on a dog vs cat classifier, and my goal will be above 90% accuracy, and 97% if I'm lucky. I also learned about data preprocessing, (editing huge amounts of images efficiently for preparation to be trained in neural network) and that is going to be an extremely useful skill. I also focused on my college applications pretty heavily, and while I feel behind, I know I am still stepping forward in the process so that is reassuring at the very least. I just hope this won't affect my admissions decisions. I also was able to push myself at the gym this week which went great, I PR'd on my squats so I can squat 175 lbs, and I am doing a lot better on the side of cardio as well. I am worried about a potential upcoming overuse injury, so fingers crossed it happens after my tournament.
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Yeah, make sure you're paying attention to how your training routine is helping versus hurting you. I have a feeling your comfort with the admissions process is only going to be satisfied when Chris and I start making direct calls to the admissions counselors. It's just a nerve-wracking process for anyone.
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Goal 1: Create a convolutional neural network
1 Deadline: 3:00
1 Obstacle: difficult
1 Strategy: Focus only on this today, with breaks every now and then
1 Reflection: I would say I did really well with this goal today. I followed a medium article on creating a convolutional neural network (CNN) in a short amount of time, and I learned a lot about the keras library, which is a top-level library that is really easy to use. I created a model, understanding what each layer was doing.

Goal 2: Train the network to do well on the MNIST dataset
2 Deadline: 3:00
2 Reflection: My model took ~30 minutes to train 12 epochs, with each sample being 60,000 28x28 grayscale images. In the end, my model could classify handwritten digits in the MNIST dataset with 98.96% accuracy.

Goal 3: Understand main mathematic operations in convolution
3 Deadline: 3:00
3 Reflection: I did this first, and I learned about Tensor algebra, including addition, subtraction, Hadamard products, Hadamard division, and the tensor product. I also learned the corresponding notation so hopefully reading papers in the future will make a little more sense, but I need to understand Einstein tensor notation first because that is what I see in most papers.

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Weekly Goal 1: Dual Enrollment Transfer

Weekly Goal 2: New College Courses Scheduled

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You're right, this is very technical. I'm glad I got to cheat and see the visual on the Whiteboard before reading this.
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Goal: Make a convolutional neural network.

Reflection: I did not do this, however, I made some pretty mean notes on how the whole process works, so hopefully I can actually get this done tomorrow with hopeful relative ease. I mostly worked on college stuff, and I fenced.

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Goal 1: Precalc HW & Quizzes
1 Deadline: 12:00
1 Obstacle: Finishing on time
1 Strategy: Start right at beginning of day
1 Reflection: I completed the homework around 11, and completed one of the quizzes at 12:20. I got a 100% on the first quiz, which was great. Unfortunately, I did not have any time to work on the second quiz, or any of my other goals after lunch time. Hopefully there is a workaround to this, as I will need the two extra hours each day to work during school.

Final update 1: got a 93% on quiz #3, was happy with that, so next up is the DBA, the Final exam, and then I’m done!

Goal 2: Make Convnet
2 Deadline: 3:00
2 Obstacle: Finding time
2 Strategy: do directly after precalc
2 Reflection: Did not have time to do this (at 2:00) might do this after gym.

Goal 3: Transfer credits & ensure transcripts are sent
3 Deadline: 3:00
3 Obstacle: I am not the one who does this
3 Strategy: Meet with Elizabeth in advisory
3 Reflection: I saw how organized the process is and I am confident it will be done in the next few days.

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Weekly Goal 1: Dual Enrollment Transfer

Weekly Goal 2: New College Courses Scheduled

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Love you got to touch base so frequently today, and that I got your college app stuff organized. I plan to meet with Chris tomorrow to go through it with him so we can get those into soon as possible. And what is covnet? Every time I read that I misinterpreted as convent and I get thoroughly confused.
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ConvNet is shorthand for convolution neural network, the one that mimics visual processing in the brain. And that sounds great! Thanks
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Goal 1: Meet with Elizabeth
1 Deadline: 8:00
1 Obstacle: Elizabeth not here?
1 Strategy: Stay in advisory, hopefully
1 Reflection: This went well, most my morning was dedicated to making progress on communicating my upcoming college courses, forwarding the unique checklists, and getting credit from my college courses from last semester. I went into more detail on trello.

Goal 2: Work on ML Catch-up
2 Deadline: 12:30
2 Obstacle: distractions
2 Strategy: Dont
2 update: I didn't do this during block 2, as I ended up pushing it to block 3. This was because I worked on other stuff for preparing for college courses.
2 Reflection: I decided my first task in this project will be to create a convolutional neural network that reads the digits from the MNIST dataset as the first task, as the architecture I will be using in the future will be using similar methods that are found in a ConvNet. I setup a project folder, and am following a quick guide in the Keras library to create one real quick that I can play around with. I anticipate that this will be complete by the end of the week, hopefully sooner.

Goal 3: Pre-calc Work, 5 questions
3 Deadline: 3:00
3 Obstacle: Other work
3 Strategy: Fit in time during lunch maybe?
3 Reflection: I did this first block and lunch. Luckily, It was pretty easy to do. I finished 8 questions, and I might work on these later today.

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I had a productive day, if you take a look at Trello you can see the full list of things that I did.
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I'm so glad you had such a productive day today, and that we were able to take care of some of your anxieties right away. Morning meetings work the best for me whenever you want them.
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This quarter was very good, as I set myself up for success in previous quarters. I worked on many different disciplines, mainly math, machine learning, physics, and fencing. My math skills have improved like crazy, I can’t really put a number on it’s improvement (ironic) like 100%, 200%, etc. I feel comfortable doing complex problems, and I feel like physics really has helped me with that insight on mathematics. I feel that I could potentially start working on problems without being told exactly how to do them, and to just figure out from what I know all of the relationships between things. What a wonderful sentence. Machine learning also had some great advances this quarter, which was highly accelerated from being invited to apply for the AEC. I’ve been learning about many many many different algorithms and it’s crazy, the GAN is by far one of the coolest ways of training a model, and I’ll have to do it in a project over break.
Here’s the project I am doing for the AEC, and I am reusing the abstract here because I think it is a good description for the project:

In this project, we are attempting to build a high-level decision-making neural network that can retain similar behavior across multiple platforms. Our main goal is to train a neural network in a simple environment, then deploy our model to more complex environments while retaining similar strategies. Our plan is to start by utilizing existing scalable neural network architectures for normal-form games, training our model to be “generous.” Then, we want to deploy our network to make longer-term decisions in complex strategy games. This could potentially serve as a deployable model that can be fine-tuned to handle special cases to a developer’s needs.


So machine learning has been well, and I have been pretty happy with my progress this quarter. Physics has been great, it’s teaching me a lot about the world and as previously mentioned, helped my math a lot. I hope to pursue physics later in college, as it is really fun. I’ve been thinking about a physics minor, or maybe an independently designed major. Speaking of college, it’s time to talk about the worst part about this quarter, which is the college application process. I am handling it poorly, as I have many tasks to do at once and I feel like I haven’t given the college applications the attention they deserve, and I am pretty much going to end up submitting everything at the last possible moment for all the schools, which I am pretty upset about (with myself). Over break, I will be working at KSC library, brewbakers, or anywhere else out of the house to finish up all my applications ASAP.

So, the final big topic this quarter was fencing, and funny enough, it’s been the thing that has been messing me up this week, (really me, not fencing) as I have had a couple injuries from my last tournament. One was from getting cut on the thumb that has caused swelling around the nerve, causing my thumb to randomly go numb, and I got an overuse injury on both my knees, and my left IT band. So I’ve been out of it for doc week. Funny enough, this has also been finals week. I think I’ve been doing alright on my finals, and that the injury hasn’t affected me too much. But, enough negativity, here’s what I did and was happy about this quarter.

I consistently went to the gym every tuesday and thursday, and I have been showing progress in my fencing bouts, as I sometimes get away from practice without sweating too much, which allows me to focus on my fencing instead of catching my breath. I also think I have more explosiveness in lunging, but it could be better. I am going to be adjusting my workouts as previously mentioned in another EoD to be more “fencing than cardio & lifting.” I haven’t been in as many tournaments as I would have liked to, but that was because saber is the most unpopular weapon in the northeast right now. I’m going to tournaments as much as I can, and I’ve got the big RJCC coming up in 9 days from now. Hopefully my injury will be nothing in a couple days.

So what are some other things I can talk about this quarter… I have been experimenting with multiple things. First, I have been trying to get video games back as a stress reliever / a break at the end of the day, and I think it has been working well. I normally am getting to the next day with a fresh mind, instead of exhausted each day. This is useful as I start each day ready for the next, without feeling like I need to wait for the weekend to rest. I also have been trying to redo my morning routine, which is insanely hard to work on. My goal is to get up every morning and eat breakfast, get ready for the day, etc. and not pick up my phone until I’m out the door / after I feel ready to leave. Oh and wake up at 6:00. That was the easy part when I haven’t been injured.

So, next quarter, I’m going to try to get trello and my calendar set up in parallel, and it will be great. The hope is to be able to start scheduling tasks with siri, and then having trello update with that. It will be a large task, and pretty difficult, but it will be really cool once I get it done, and I haven’t programmed anything in a while and could use a project over break.

So, this quarter has been good, next quarter will be good, and break will be good. I will be working hard to make things simpler next quarter. Here’s the last five words.


Break Goals:
Finish College applications by deadlines
Precalc course done
New trello calendar integration
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Goal 1: Physics Final
1 Deadline: 12:30
1 Obstacle: A decent Breakfast
1 Strategy: Ouch
1 Reflection: I think I did ok on the final, but I could have done a lot better if I felt better during the test. I ended up taking a long time on each problem, as that's just how I normally am. I think I may have been slightly malnourished, and it affected my focus during the test. I predict anywhere in between a C - B+, but I have been inaccurate with those judgements before.

Goal 2: Common application
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2 Reflection: I did not do a good job today on this, There were different factors that led to this, but I will do it next time I attend school, so Thursday or Friday


Goal 3: EOQ
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3 Reflection: I will complete this on Friday.

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Weekly Goal 2: Precalculus Progress

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Goal 1: Study for Physics Final
1 Deadline: 12:30
1 Obstacle: Effective studying
1 Strategy: Show up to KSC library, study with group
1 Reflection: I went to the library from 10:00-12:30, and studied for the final. I thought I went over enough things for the final, and I feel pretty confident that I can do pretty well on the final. I'll study a tiny bit more tomorrow.

Goal 2: Catch up on Thurs & Fri EoDs
2 Deadline: 1:30
2 Obstacle: N/A
2 Strategy: Do during SSR
2 Reflection: I did not do this, I was working on creating my workout schedule, but I will finish this when I get home.

Goal 3: F&M Exam Review
3 Deadline: 3:00
3 Obstacle: Effective Review
3 Strategy: Look over at all the work, identify each step, make sure it is good.
3 Reflection: I did not complete this for the same reason as goal number 2, and will be doing it at home. I think I could use more coffee tomorrow.

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today was a pretty good day, I didn't drink much coffee, but definitely could have used more. I did do a pretty substantial thing which was making this:

Fencing Practice (Monday & Wednesday 6:00 - 8:00)
Tuesday (Upper Body) & Thursday (Leg Day)

— Every Workout —

4 laps running

2x-3x - Bodyweight exercise
20 push-ups -> 20 up-down -> 15 bicycle kicks

2 laps

2x-3x - Medicine Balls
15x Overhead slam -> 12x Ball toss (each hand) -> 15x Ball Wall Toss

2 laps

2x-3x - The legs
15x box jumps -> 5 rep clock lunge -> 10x Kettlebell Squats

2 laps

Leg Day or Upper Body day

2-4 laps as cool down

Footwork


— Leg Day —
5x5 Program
Leg Curl
Leg Extension
Military Press
Squats
Deadlift
Box Jumps



— Upper body —
5x5 program
Military Press
Bicep Curls
Squats
Tricep Pulldowns
Lat pulldowns
Battle Ropes


— Footwork —
@ home?

Lunges
Advance Lunges
Retreat Lunges
Fence! Drills (start at garde line, 1 advance forward, half step forward, then retreat, parry, riposte or advance lunge)
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Are the advance lunges and retreat lunges for fencing? I love lunges, but may not know what these are. That's the geek in me. I love battle ropes...and medicine balls. (and stability balls, ever use those?) Also, another fitness geek question: Are push ups the only exercise you do for chest?
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Oh ...and where are your yoga poses and stretches...lol
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Hah, you ARE a geek, Lynn! I thought your awesome thing would be your curtain contraption. I thought that was pretty cool, Walker.
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Goal 1: College Essay very close to completion
1 Deadline: 8:00pm
1 Obstacle: Unproductive meeting
1 Strategy: College essay is a priority, study carol's feedback, think of discussion ahead of time
1 Update: I looked at Carol's feedback before my Physics Lecture, and went through and changed some of my wording on the essay. I will look at the essay again in third block.
1 Reflection: I spoke with carol and it went great, we think that we can have the final draft done by the end of the week.

Goal 2: Study for physics exam next Wednesday.
2 Deadline: 1:00
2 Obstacle: Not knowing how to
2 Strategy: Write everything I know down on the table.
2 Reflection: This went a little worse than expected, I sent an incident report on what happened. It was delayed, and the work that I did before lunch was all I've got.

Goal 3: Precalc homework complete
3 Deadline: 3:00
3 Obstacle: Finding the right time
3 Strategy: Work on this after college essay review
3 Reflection: I didn't have much time to do this today, so I will do it after I get home from dropping off the river valley application.

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I think we should hang up alllll the drafts of this dang essay just to see how many it's been. This is pretty nuts. I hope you're feeling good about it, because you've put a lot of work into it.
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Goal 1: Sine Function Project edits
1 Deadline: 10:00
1 Obstacle: Doing this before the class begins
1 Strategy: Wake up at 6:00 and drink coffee asap.
1 Reflection: I completed any edits in the morning and I handed in the assignment. The teacher looked at it and she said it looked good so I'm thinking anywhere between a 85%-100%.

Goal 2: Phys lab complete
2 Deadline: 2:00
2 Obstacle: Tired
2 Strategy: Chug all the coffee and energy drinks before this point
2 Reflection: I wrote my lab paper before the deadline, and I realized too late that I messed up the calculations by using g = 10 instead of g = 9.8, and my professor will definitely subtract a ton of points. Pray for me.

Goal 3: Precalc some homework
3 Deadline: 3:00
3 Obstacle: Timing of other projects
3 Strategy: work on this after lunch
3 Reflection: I did this after my F&M class, and I got 25% complete in the topic so far, I will do a lot more tomorrow, as I'll hopefully have more time to work on it.

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Goal 1: Abstract sent to Sarah & Kelly
1 Deadline: 8:30
1 Obstacle: theoretically nothing
1 Strategy: send in first thing in the morning
1 Reflection: I did this exact goal, sent it in in advisory with some extra emails that gave the guidelines for the abstract. I also did this by 8:30 as well.

Goal 2: Physics Lab
2 Deadline: 6:00
2 Obstacle: so much
2 Strategy: After school
2 Reflection: I didn't even touch this today, the F&M stuff takes priority over this so I did that instead. I will have to do it after school, and I finish this EOD

Goal 3: F&M Homework, Project, and Exam
3 Deadline: 3:00
3 Obstacle: So. Much. To do.
3 Strategy: Work on it when I get back from physics
3 Reflection: By the end of the day, I completed the project, did half of the exam, and didn't start the homework. I need to complete this after school, but I still need to go to fencing so I can't skip out on that. this is great. I love this all happening at once.

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Yeah, it's great having so many cool things going on at once, isn't it? :)

When did you settle on a time for meeting Kevin?
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Sounds like it's time for me to bake some cookies for Walker :-)
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Goal 1: College Essay Edits
1 Deadline: 12:00
1 Obstacle: Doing this quick enough
1 Strategy: Look back at notes
1 Reflection: I completed the edits for the college draft, and I wrote an additional information segment, that might need more work. I feel that the draft is pretty quality, and I am going to talk with Carol next Wednesday. Fingers crossed that there is minimal feedback, and the essay will convey the same message in less words.

Goal 2: Abstract started
2 Deadline: 3:00
2 Obstacle: Knowing what to write
2 Strategy: Review other abstracts on the AEC
2 Reflection: I was way too ambitious to set this goal today, I didn't have enough time to work on it. I plan to start this over the weekend now, and be done with it by next Friday. This is an absolute deadline, as that is the deadline for the AEC submission. I hope to get the draft done over the weekend, and get feedback on Monday/tuesday, and send it end of Tuesday. It is absolutely essential this is done, or else I may not be accepted in to the AEC



Goal 3: Presentation Started
3 Deadline: 10:00
3 Obstacle: N/A
3 Strategy: Work on it early, just pick learning opportunities & make intro slides look nice
3 Reflection: I got 4 intro slides done by 10:00, and I am satisfied with that. I will be working on this more, possibly daily, next week.

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Weekly Goal 1: Finish Paper Reviews

Reflection: Ok, so, I'm having to delay this as an abstract is due next week and I haven't started working on it. My plan is to write the abstract, get some feedback from Elizabeth, Sarah, or other available staff and then will turn it in to dr. Lu. He will review it, and see I am making progress, and hopefully give me feedback so I can turn in the Abstract by the 7th.

Weekly Goal 2: Be a good student

Reflection: I did do this. I got all my assignments in on time, finished an exam, finished the lab, and on that exam, I got somewhere near a 92% which is pretty good.

Weekly Goal 3: College Applications

Reflection: I feel like I spent as much time on this as I could have with so many other goals. For spring semester signups, all I need is parent signatures, and then I should be all set. For the commonapp, I asked 3 teachers for letters of recommendation, and I think that is enough, because that is the max for about half of my schools. I will be focusing on singular applications next week, as well as the essay.


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College:
Submit Spring semester applications
College Essay draft complete, and another round of feedback
commonapp 3 schools complete registration
AEC:
Abstract Finished for submission
More algorithms understood (surface level). Before this week I know Feedforward, CNN, GAN, RNN, and LSTM
Dual Enrollment:
Study for finals
Sine function project finished and nice
Precalc Catch-up, hopefully 2-3 topics complete minus the DBAs
Misc.
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Keep prioritizing, adjusting, and communicating, and you'll be great. You know the quarterly doesn't need to have slides, right? I've had people literally just walk us through their google drive and talk about their goals/work and it was a great quarterly.
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Oh my god I'm totally doing that I had no idea
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Goal 1: RNN & LSTM vague understanding
1 Deadline: 3:00
1 Obstacle: noise
1 Strategy: Music
1 Reflection: I think I have a vague understanding of both of these Neural Networks. RNNs are useful as they can predict patterns in a sequence, which Multilayer perceptrons have to "think" instantaneously. RNNs have the ability to have a short-term memory, where they can remember the last thing in a sequence. The problem with this method, is that there can be loops. If you are trying to build sentences, you may end with "Doug saw Cindy saw Doug saw Doug." There is the LSTM, (long short term memory) which can keep things in memory, and selectively remove numbers in memory. So, with this method, researchers could have more complex sentence structures.

Goal 2: F&M Homework
2 Deadline: 10:00
2 Obstacle: Tired
2 Strategy: Wake up at 6:00 and start day strong
2 Reflection: I did this before the end of class, which was great!

Goal 3: Commonapp & College spring quarter signups
3 Deadline: 3:00
3 Obstacle:
3 Strategy:
3 Reflection: I did this, I sent Whittemore an email, looked over the main commonapp, and finished the testing section. All that is left is the essay, and each individual application

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Weekly Goal 1: Finish Paper Reviews

Weekly Goal 2: Be a good student

Weekly Goal 3: College Applications

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I knocked 6 tasks off Trello which was good, I could have gotten more but plenty of the tasks required other people to sign things or for me to do them at home.
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I'm officially remembering that I have your paperwork to sign off on. Did you figure out those final credit amounts for the courses you're in? That will help me finish your common app requirements. And nice job with the example sentence, it was really clear.
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Goal 1: Physics Lab work complete
1 Deadline: 1:00
1 Obstacle:
1 Strategy:
1 Reflection: I went to the library after the lecture, finished the work, and all that is left to do is the write-up. This will be done over the weekend, as it is just copying down work I already have done and checked.

Goal 2: Decisions about presentation
2 Deadline:
2 Obstacle:
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2 Reflection: I prefer not to write about this, and the conversation that we had in advisory take place of this.

Goal 3: Get stuff ready to send in applications for school
3 Deadline:
3 Obstacle:
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3 Reflection: I have most everything printed out that I would need to send in, today I will fill out the forms, and tomorrow I will get the checks for the fees.

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Weekly Goal 1: Finish Paper Reviews

Weekly Goal 2: Be a good student

Weekly Goal 3: College Applications

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Love your tag line :-)
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Goal 1: Physics Lab
1 Deadline: 2:00
1 Obstacle:
1 Strategy:
1 Reflection: I did this by somewhere around 12:00, and feel confident with my report.

Goal 2: Learn an algorithm
2 Deadline: 2:00
2 Obstacle:
2 Strategy:
2 Reflection: I did not get to this by 2:00, but I have a target in mind. I am going to study an RNN, recurrent neural network. I think it has something to do with topology, and recursion, but that either is a: the bare basics or b: completely wrong. I will study this when I get home or after physics, depending on if I go to the gym right away. Now that I think of it, I probably will go home and do this after the gym.

Goal 3: Check Commonapp, do 1 thing at least
3 Deadline: 2:00
3 Obstacle:
3 Strategy:
3 Reflection: I did do this, I asked Caleb for a letter of recommendation, however, I just need to send the invite through the commonapp. I'll probably do that either right before the physics lab or directly after.

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Weekly Goal 2: Be a good student

Weekly Goal 3: College Applications

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So where did you stand on your plan to contact MIT about their application process? Have you thought of what you need us to do, if anything?
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Goal 1: Think about proof
1 Deadline: 3:00
1 Obstacle: Work
1 Strategy: Do it as a break task
1 Reflection: I worked with Derek for a bit and it was very useful, I have a better approach on where in linear algebra I may be looking. it may be time to revisit the essence series.

Goal 2: Do well on exam review
2 Deadline: 10:00
2 Obstacle: Sleep
2 Strategy: library @ 9:00 meet w/ Audrey
2 Reflection: I thought I did pretty well, and I am praying that I am right with this assessment.

Goal 3: Skim Intro paper
3 Deadline: 3:00
3 Obstacle: Paper difficult
3 Strategy: 3rd Block
3 Reflection: I did indeed do this, I got the intro very briefly skimmed and I know what the paper is going over. I skipped a lot, as I don't need to know why DL is cool, but I have a timeline of DNNs, and the different algorithms that are covered in the paper. I think a practical way of tackling this paper would be to just try to learn all the algorithms that are covered, and not even understand how deeply they work, but just have a general idea of the general idea of how the specific algorithms work.

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Is this the paper that you had to read over before you talk with Dr Lu? I am personally a big fan of the skimm reading, and I think it's fascinating how you're deciding which parts to pay attention to and which parts to kind of ignore. When are your finals by the way?
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Goal 1: Read a Paper really fast now (just skim)
1 Deadline: 3:00
1 Obstacle:
1 Strategy:
1 Reflection: There's no way to read a paper really fast, but I did do this as fast as I possibly could have. The first paper I read was about predicting human behavior with deep neural networks. I very very abstractly understand what they are doing in that paper. They are creating an architecture where the input is a bimatrix normal-form game, and the output is the probability that a human player 1 will pick a choice. It's a very interesting paper, and I have a feeling I will be using a fair amount of their architecture.

Goal 2: Read another paper really fast (just skim)
2 Deadline: 3:00
2 Obstacle:
2 Strategy:
2 Reflection: I have a feeling before skimming this paper that the paper won't relate a ton to my project, but I still need to do some skimming before I make that conclusion.

Goal 3: Email Lu
3 Deadline: 3:00
3 Obstacle:
3 Strategy:
3 Reflection: I did this before 3:00, and that was good.

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Weekly Goal 1: Finish Research Papers

Weekly Goal 2: Edit Exam

Weekly Goal 3: Finish Lab
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I hope it was helpful talking about the articles, well, about trying to read the articles. Skimming is an important part of deep reading and shouldn't be undervalued. It is often the step that reveals what we didn't know we didn't know.
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Goal 1: Read Research Paper
1 Deadline:
1 Obstacle:
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1 Reflection: I did not finish the paper today, however I got a decent amount read anyways. I finished the first two sections of the paper. Unfortunately, I'm finding that research papers, surprise surprise, are difficult to read. So, I am working hard to make sure I can understand this paper, and a nice bonus is that this effort is being recognized, and I can get some reading logs out of it. I already have incentive to read all the papers, but now I have even more.

Goal 2: Physics Exam Write-up
2 Deadline: 10:00
2 Obstacle: Tired
2 Strategy: Do it and leave at 9:00
2 Reflection: I was able to get this done by the deadline, but the exam is updated to be due next Monday, so I'm going to redo it and make sure all my answers are good.


Unplanned goal: Re-evaluate current position of getting portfolios
Reflection: This was a good process for me to do today. I was able to map out all my remaining portfolios, and see everything I have left between now and next June. Luckily, Looking at this gave me a little more hope, as a lot of my credits are covered by my GRP, a lot of busy-work is covered by college classes, and after that I only have my auto-bio and two art portfolios left.

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Weekly Goal 1: Finish Research Papers

Weekly Goal 2: Edit Exam

Weekly Goal 3: Finish Lab

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I really appreciated the time I took out of your day, including the community builder in advisory and then our check-in during block 3.
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A good week
Goal 1: Read 2 papers
1 Deadline: 4:00
1 Obstacle: noise
1 Strategy: Work in a quiet room
1 Reflection: Despite working in a quiet room, I did not read 2 papers. I think 1 paper a day is honestly a fine pace, and will allow me to accomplish enough stuff. I read over the weekend and I have 1 done, and on the second one now, which relates to game theory. It's a really interesting one as they are suggesting the use of deep neural networks as a replacement for game theory in predicting human behavior, as game theory assumes that all participants are rational and will make decisions that will maximize output.

Goal 2: Email dr. Lu
2 Deadline: 4:00
2 Obstacle: Being afraid that I haven't done enough
2 Strategy: Mention that reading papers was a bit more difficult than expected.
2 Reflection: I emailed him, and he hasn't responded yet. It has been three days. Granted, it's the weekend, but getting a little anxious. This reminds me I also have to email Kevin. Shoot.

Goal 3: Have a good, balanced, productive weekend
3 Deadline:
3 Obstacle:
3 Strategy:
3 Reflection: I did it. I got up early, on both days, and did stuff like research and physics exam and I did well.

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Weekly Goal 1: Literature Review

Reflection: Dear god. So. This is a difficult thing to do in a week with classes. I managed to read 1 paper, when I have about 4 to read. So, I'll be having a fun weekend. To be a little bit more descriptive on the difficulty, I'll share this lovely passage.

"This means that, for example, the kernels of layer 3 take input from all kernel maps in layer 2. However, kernels in layer 4 take input only from those kernel maps in layer 3 which reside on the same GPU."

Of course, I can't show this in an EoD, but the thing they are describing is amazingly simple to explain if you have any image. but reading it, it was a nightmare.

Weekly Goal 2: College Essay Draft Round (Check)

Reflection: I did this, and I got feedback from some teachers and I will be working on another draft next week.

Weekly Goal 3: Come up with reflectionary strategy to evaluate performance, mentioned in that one CGP Grey video. Notebook? (In the works!)

Reflection: It's in the works, and I am trying hard to make sure that this system will work for me. I think with recording the frequency, it will start to get a little bit too much. Instead, I should reflect at the end of the day, and record how much an event was a certain factor, estimate time wasted as a total, and then with the factors, use the percentage of factor and make it so that percentage is the amount of time it takes per day.

Weekly Goal 4: Stomp College Homework

Reflection: I technically did this, because I have barely any homework due next week, other than my physics exam. So I did enough to not have to worry until right after thanksgiving.

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Goal 1: All Homework Complete
1 Deadline: 3:00
1 Obstacle: I have a lot to do today
1 Strategy: Try to do this after school
1 Reflection: I physically could not complete this goal as one of the assignments was a take home exam, and the physics lab was too demanding. I finished all my other assignments though, and will work on these tomorrow.

Goal 2: Read Research Paper
2 Deadline:
2 Obstacle:
2 Strategy: Start at SSR
2 Reflection: Unfortunately, I did not complete this at the intended time. However, I will focus on this after school, and read research papers either in advisory, at home, or at brew bakers.

Goal 3: AEC Timeline Complete
3 Deadline:
3 Obstacle:
3 Strategy:
3 Reflection: I completed this goal today. This was because I did this right after my physics class, and I sent the timeline to Kelly. She said that it looks good, so I will stick with it for now. On to the rest of the week of heavy research reading.

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Weekly Goal 1: Literature Review

Weekly Goal 2: College Essay Draft Round (Check)

Weekly Goal 3: Come up with reflectionary strategy to evaluate performance, mentioned in that one CGP Grey video. Notebook? (In the works!)

Weekly Goal 4: Stomp College Homework

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Goal 1: AEC Planning
1 Deadline: 3:00
1 Obstacle: Time
1 Strategy: Work on this as much as I can, within limits.
1 Reflection: I did pretty ok with this goal, I think I did as much as I possibly could have today. I will have plenty of time to work on this tomorrow.

Goal 2: College Essay Draft
2 Deadline: 3:00
2 Obstacle: Time
2 Strategy: Work on this after school
2 Reflection: Unfortunately even with this I wasn't able to get as much done as I wanted to, but I did let Carol know beforehand so we're all good. I will finish this as early as possible on Wednesday, after reviewing for the Physics Quiz

Goal 3: Physics Lab as much done as possible before leaving
3 Deadline: 4:00
3 Obstacle: Confusions while taking notes
3 Strategy: Think about what I am doing throughout the lab exactly, rather than taking notes of what the instructor is saying to do. I.E., instead of taking notes on what data to record, apply to what I am doing in the lab, and what I will put on the spreadsheet.
3 Reflection: This went exactly how I wanted it to, and then some. I was able to quickly do all of the experiments and record their data, and with that, I also did most of my calculations. What I did was I actually did all of the calculations on excel, so, when I go to do my writeup, I will be writing about 20% of the math that was originally needed. This was thanks to my skills in basic Excel programming syntax. My lab partner was also pretty pleased with this result. Overall, I think there may be a bit less than one hour remaining on this assignment.

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Weekly Goal 1: Literature Review

Weekly Goal 2: College Essay Draft Round

Weekly Goal 3: Come up with reflectionary strategy to evaluate performance, mentioned in that one CGP Grey video. Notebook?

Weekly Goal 4: Stomp College Homework

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Goal 1: MAPS testing
1 Deadline: 3:00
1 Obstacle: N/A
1 Strategy: 3rd block
1 Reflection: Yeah I did that today, It was the most soul-crushing activity this week. I want to sleep now.

Goal 2: Watch Game theory lecture
2 Deadline: 12:00
2 Obstacle: None
2 Strategy: Watch it
2 Reflection: The game theory lecture was quite interesting, I really liked it. There were some good examples of game theory in practice in real systems, and it allowed me to focus on how I can apply this to my GRP. Particularly, I may be creating a model that could potentially "fight" itself, in the context of making a system secure. Of course, this will mean I have to understand things from a cybersecurity perspective in order for this to be practical. What may end up happening is that I build up to a point in the project where after multiple abstractions of a game theory topic, I could implement a ML algorithm to create a secure system. However, this depends on where my project may go.

Goal 3: "interview"
3 Deadline: 4:30
3 Obstacle: None
3 Strategy: Go to KSC at 3:45
3 Reflection: ohhhhhhhhh boy. This went perfectly. So I met Dr. Lu, and gave him my background in my study in ML, and he was pretty impressed with what I have done so far. I then explained what my project was for the NN and Game Theory research, and after a bit of clarifications, he was totally interested, saying that my project was good. He outlined the college research process to me, which is the following:
1) Come up with idea for research
2) Have rough idea of what that research looks like
3) Literature Review
4) Repeat 1 - 3 until you have an original idea
5) Create outline of what the research will be - Potential hypothesis
6) Write out abstraction
7) Do project - Probably the longest step
8) Evaluate & write paper

So, this is a lot, but he said something that would make this worth it all.

Alright

The big reveal : https://www.keene.edu/academics/enrichment/aec/

So he introduced this conference to me, and suggested that I apply to said conference. I would propose my paper kind of "shark tank" style with the abstract (which is due early December), and then I would have until April to finish the whole process, and at that point, I would present at the conference the findings of my research, which would also be published.

This is an amazing opportunity, as daunting as it may be, as I could be a published researcher before I finish high school, and I will have a network to share my research with. I think that the opportunity will be worth the amount of extra work it will be, as I will be very happy to contribute to the scientific community at such an early stage of my career.

To be fair though, the conference is full of college seniors, and being in high school, there is the possibility that I will be ineligible to speak at the conference. However, I believe that the opportunity to at least publish research will be in front of me at the very least.

I'm sure I have not fully been able to convey how excited I am for these next few months, and I look forward to talking with you (Elizabeth) on Monday.



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Weekly Goal 1: Do well in college courses

Reflection: I didn't have too much to work on, so I did pretty well. I am in the process of dropping the workshop on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I still have my great grade average so I completed this goal.

Weekly Goal 2: Find out if I want to take ACT's

Reflection: I'm thinking I need a tiny bit more time in order to do this, so I can see what the test is like. I'll see if I can find some version of a practice test online to see if it is worthwhile.

Weekly Goal 3: College Essay Makeup

Reflection: I did complete this goal, and I have completed a 5th draft. Next week I need to email carol on Monday.

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GOAL 3: Congratu-frickin-lations Walker! This is most excellent, and I am super happy to say, with all positive intentions, "I TOLD YOU SO!"

This is super exciting. Let's roll it by Sarah to dovetail into GRP/EK stuff.
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Walker,
This is so great to hear. The concerns that you had about the GRP should have subsided.
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Goal 1: Do well on the linear momentum Quiz
1 Deadline:
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1 Reflection: I got incredibly lucky today. So, I was doing fine on my quiz up until the second to last question, which was asking if a collision was perfectly elastic. Now, for me, I only memorized that KE was conserved, which I didn't really remember exactly to what scope it is conserved. So, I started with saying it is conserved in each object, saying that if the KE in one object different between intervals than it didn't work, but of course, this was wrong. I then, asked the professor if I was on the right track during the quiz, and he said no, and that I had to look at the whole equation. This, allowed me to correctly reassess the problem, and I got it right after I revisited it. So, I think I did pretty well as that was the only problem I was worried about. Next quiz will be next class I think so wish me luck, it's on angular momentum.

Goal 2: Prototype Beehive
2 Deadline: 3:00
2 Obstacle: N/A
2 Strategy: Get materials and work on it during the blocks
2 Reflection: This was a success, I have an almost complete prototype, however I rushed some of the last supports so I may need to redo them when I work on it next.

Goal 3: Brewbakers after school, do work
3 Deadline: 4:00
3 Obstacle: Not wanting to
3 Strategy: Do it, you'll be fine
3 Reflection: I went to brewbakers after school and I did some brainstorming on my GRP, some emails, and this EOD

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Weekly Goal 1: Do well in college courses

Weekly Goal 2: Find out if I want to take ACT's

Weekly Goal 3: College Essay Makeup

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I was thinking about our conversation about angular momentum in the gimbal, and I realize you're starting to see physics everywhere, which is pretty cool!
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Goal 1: Look over my exam
1 Deadline: 9:30
1 Obstacle: Distractions in advisory
1 Strategy: Listen to music to block noise
1 Reflection: I was able to complete this pretty well. I completed all the questions last night, and this morning I looked over my exam again and checked my answers. I'm sure I'll get above a 90% on this one so I'm feeling pretty good about this one.

Goal 2: Frantically finish Physics lab
2 Deadline: 2:00
2 Obstacle: Time
2 Strategy: Work on it ASAP when I get back from F&M
2 Reflection: I was able to work on this once I got back from class, and I finished the lab with no trouble.

Goal 3: Workout after school
3 Deadline: 6:00
3 Obstacle: Not wanting to do it
3 Strategy: Do it.
3 Reflection: Ok I don't normally write about this but I didn't do anything but my two classes today, typical Tuesday. So, after my physics lab, I was able to go straight to the Y, and this was great because I didn't have to do the workshop. I was able to get home and I had the realization of "holy crap, I still have 5 hours in my day" as I usually get home at 8:00 on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I'm going to see what I can do in order to quit workshops on Tuesdays & Thursdays because I have a 96 in the class, I really don't need the "support" of sitting in the back of a computer lab, and when I need to ask questions about stuff my instructor hasn't done anything past calculus so I really don't gain anything at all from being there. Alright, rant over, have a good one.

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Weekly Goal 1: Do well in college courses

Weekly Goal 2: Find out if I want to take ACT's

Weekly Goal 3: College Essay Makeup


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Goal 1: Do well on physics quiz
1 Deadline: 12:00
1 Obstacle: not having good nutrition
1 Strategy: Eat & have coffee
1 Reflection: Ah, I did not do too hot today. I think I could have studied a bit more but to be fair I was preoccupied with the sats. I'm anticipating something above a 70, hopefully.

Goal 2: College Essay draft sent
2 Deadline: 3:00
2 Obstacle: Other work stressing me out
2 Strategy: Work on this, you have notes so it shouldn't take more than an hour
2 Reflection: I did not complete this, so I will have to do this after school. I don't think it should take too much longer though, as I did do a decent amount of work.

Goal 3: FM Exam
3 Deadline: 3:00
3 Obstacle: Essay
3 Strategy: Work on the essay, if needed, work on this after school @ brew bakers or KSC library.
3 Reflection: I wasn't able to do this today, I will go to brew bakers after school and work hard on a bunch of things in order to get work done. This is the same as goal #4

Goal 4: Same as goal 3 but with a physics lab writeup

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Weekly Goal 2: Find out if I want to take ACT's

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It is worth mentioning I did get some important planning done on my art project so I was productive for a good portion of the day, I just had a lot to do and that kind of stressed me out. I will get this done after school, so I am not worried about anything really.
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That's good to hear, and you know I'm game for anything distracting that's art-related. Sometimes we need to take those little brain breaks and engage different parts of our brain. I trust you to let me know if you need help with anything.
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Goal 1: Study for SAT
1 Deadline: 3:00
1 Obstacle: Boring
1 Strategy: Just do it for a bit and just go about your normal day
1 Reflection: I kinda studied, I mean, there is only so much that I should do the day before the test. Hopefully the day-to-day activities I have been doing will prove well for the test. I did kahn academy prep for a bit.

Goal 2: Be ready for SAT tomorrow
2 Deadline: 9:00
2 Obstacle: Stress
2 Strategy: Don't
2 Reflection: I did.

Goal 3: Fix my Neural Network (apparently)
3 Deadline: N/A
3 Obstacle: N/A
3 Strategy: Looking at back propagation geometrically
3 Reflection: Ok, so the way that I did this was due to yesterday's realization that neural networks are a way of moving data between multiple dimensions. After this, I then started to think about how back propagation works in the same fashion. When thinking about this, I needed to visualize all of the components we use in order to compute what the changes were, and doing this, I revisited all of the code initialization. Through this, it turned out that there was an operation error in the sigmoid derivative. I was furious that it was this simple of a fix, and the lengths that it took to get to this point, but of course I am happy that my program works. After some testing, I found that the cost function decreases (a good thing) 78% of the time, and the times where it didn't work were the XOR and XNOR logic gates. Quickly debugging this, I found that the way of combating this error was to increase the iterations of training and the number of neurons in the layer. I am confident with testing with these new changes would make the percentage of the decrease in error be close to 95%, even 100% dare I say it. Now, I am going to have to think about next steps, and I think a good idea would be to either work on a Tensorflow project, or stick with my library and do image classification. Or, if I should go straight away into starting a project with game theory. Needless to say, I am excited and overwhelmed for the next step, regardless of what it may be.

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Weekly Goal 1: SAT Practice

Reflection: I did a fair amount of practice and I was focusing a lot on mathematics during the week. I am ready as I am willing to be for the SATs, but I am keeping in mind that I think it won't be as important of a metric as it's made up to be, and I will be fine no matter what.

Weekly Goal 2: Common Application

Reflection: I filled out a couple sections and then I should have done the family section at home but I failed to do so. Luckily, I can do this over the weekend.

Weekly Goal 3: College Classes

Reflection: I did good this week, I kept up with all my work and finished a project before it was due in an hour.

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That is FANTASTIC news about your debugging. I love that you went conceptual and it helped you with a very specific and technical issue. Make sure you're pulling these "work logs" out of the EODs into a doc for your GRP documentation. It's easier to do along the way.

And you WILL be fine, no matter what.
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Elizabeth,
I just wanted to comment on how great it is to always read your encouraging words to Walker.
Thank you!
And Walker... as always, job well done and it is exciting to read your thought process through these entries.
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Goal 1: Physics class
1 Deadline: 12:00
1 Obstacle: None
1 Strategy: Show up, take notes
1 Reflection: Today we went over Conservation laws and heard some good news. The quiz on the unit will be split into 3 parts. One on Conservation, one on linear momentum, and angular momentum.

Goal 2: Wot is tensor : Matrix edition at KSC
2 Deadline: 1:00
2 Obstacle: None
2 Strategy: Tell Prof what I learned this morning
2 Reflection: After class, I talked to my professor and he tried to explain matrices to me through the torque force. This made little sense to me, and left me confused for the rest of the day.

Goal 3: Wot is tensor : Matrix edition but at school
3 Deadline: 3:00
3 Obstacle: None
3 Strategy: B3 meet with Elizabeth
3 Reflection: So, as you know, I worked all of 2nd and third block on figuring it all out, and I did get a lot further than I was before. I learned that it all has something to do with the determinant, which I know that there is a 3b1b video on in the linear algebra series, I will research this after school and during workshop.

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Weekly Goal 1: SAT Practice

Weekly Goal 2: Common Application

Weekly Goal 3: College Classes

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I was so happy to re-learn matrix algebra. I love rewiring that part of my brain, thanks for the opportunity. Sorry to not write more- busy with my trick or treaters. Enjoy the holiday!
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Goal 1: Fill out some of the common app
1 Deadline: 3:00
1 Obstacle: None
1 Strategy: Work after physics
1 Reflection: I finished some sections today and I am comfortable with the progress I am making with this.

Goal 2: Physics
2 Deadline: 12:00
2 Obstacle: None
2 Strategy: Take notes during class
2 Reflection: We are going over conservation and it is crazy how fast we went over all of it, and how little we worked with problems. I'm sure we will have 2-3 weeks to review and understand what it all is before we get tested.

Goal 3: Tensor Something?
3 Deadline: 8:00
3 Obstacle: None
3 Strategy: Ask physics professor
3 Reflection: I talked with my physics professor after todays class and he offered some help. this Wednesday after class I'll meet with him and we'll go over how they work. I will also be working on reviewing matrices before then, so it will be productive.

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Weekly Goal 2: Common Application

Weekly Goal 3: College Classes

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today was a pretty decent day, I got a good amount of work done. I will be reviewing some math tomorrow, and I will study for the SATs as they are Saturday.
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You don't forgot custom help with your application! And got to defend vegetarianism in a civil manner.
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Goal 1: What is a tensor?
1 Deadline: 12:00
1 Obstacle: Wrapping my head around it
1 Strategy: Take complete notes on what I know so far, then continue with that calculus 3 chapter (link if you are interested: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX2gX-ftPVXVtnIEPmm-qBnYZ6t5Go1k4) (also that channel seems to go over a ton of things in STEM)
1 Reflection: I did well with this goal this morning. I started right away during advisory by writing down a full list of what I think I know about tensors, which was useful for me. I then watched the series linked above up to about part 5, and of course, I ended up repeating each one 6 times as there is most likely a lot of assumed knowledge since it's in chapter 10 of whatever online program this guy is teaching.

To my current understanding, a tensor is a mathematical construct that can explain physical objects in great detail. Unfortunately, I still have more questions about it, like is it just a bunch of components of different vectors added together? Is it describing the forces that is acting on a certain point? I will research this further, but, when I have time, as I have other things to work on and I think I know enough in order to use Tensorflow.


Goal 2: Tensorflow Crash Course 1 section
2 Deadline: 3:00
2 Obstacle: having enough energy
2 Strategy: Coffee. Coffee is always the answer. Also follow along what I am doing in the exercise by writing down the process.
2 Reflection: I got halfway through the section but I was taking notes so I should be alright to pick it up next week. I got caught up with trying to understand a little bit more with tensors and I know feel like I'm back where I started as I am extra confused about an example in the book I am reading.

Goal 3: Interview preparation
3 Deadline: 3:00
3 Obstacle: Finding time
3 Strategy: Meet with Elizabeth 3rd block
3 Reflection: I did this during third block. I had good questions, I just needed to keep a theme of getting the admissions to talk instead of yes/no answers.

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Weekly Goal 1: SAT Practice (check(ish))

Reflection: Technically, I did not specifically practice for the SAT, but, I have been reading complex material, and I have been working with math all week so in a way, I have been cross-training for the SAT. Next week this will be my main focus, as the test date is Nov 3rd. I will also be stressing to complete the Purdue application by Wednesday.

Weekly Goal 2: College Classes / Exams (check)

Reflection: Oh man, this week went great. So as you know, I took the exam on Tuesday and Wednesday, and thought I wasn't doing well, and then I ended up acing the exam. So, this was great. On top of all this, the Exam covered the Physics lab, so I got a break from doing one of those for a week, and because of this, I finished all of my assignments on Thursday, which meant I had all of today to focus on other projects that I am working on which was great, and it will mean that this weekend I can focus on my tournament and probably I will end up working on Sunday at brew bakers or the library, because I could use getting a head start on next week. Not to mention I will need to find time to work with parents on the common app.

Weekly Goal 3: New Tensorflow project (check)

Reflection: I did complete this goal exactly how I wanted to, as I of course didn't want to complete a project, as that would have been too taxing, but I started a new project and I am learning new mathematical concepts.


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A great week- and we even got to do some longer term planning as well. Let's focus on keeping stress levels low this week in advance of that dreaded SAT redo.
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Goal 1: Functions & Modeling HW
1 Deadline: 12:30
1 Obstacle: Finishing by deadline
1 Strategy: Try to work ahead in class, should be possible because you know the content we are going over today
1 Reflection: I finished the work by that time. It was a pretty lengthy assignment too so that was great.

Goal 2: Interview 5 quality questions
2 Deadline: 2:00
2 Obstacle: Getting quality questions
2 Strategy: Discuss with staff member to get ideas
2 Reflection: I took notes and made a list of questions, but so far I have not found a staff member to go over what I have currently.

Goal 3: Find that video that explains a tensor again and take notes this time
3 Deadline: 3:00
3 Obstacle: Finding the video
3 Strategy: see if history has a search function
3 Reflection: I found the video again, and was able to take some more notes. I understand it more in depth, but I still don't understand it's utility. I will be researching this later.

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Weekly Goal 2: College Classes / Exams

Weekly Goal 3: New Tensorflow project

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today was a good day, I found out I did well on the exam
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What an understatement, you aced it! Congratulations on the good news.
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Goal 1: Exam Physics
1 Deadline: 3:00
1 Obstacle: N/A
1 Strategy: Study a little before class
1 Reflection: I did study before class, however, holy cannoli, that exam, was something else. I felt fine for the first two problems, just some vector and force diagram problems, and then I got to the third problem, which was figuring out the radius that a road should be in order for a driver to safely make a turn at 30 m/s, then, it was calculating the G's that a fighter pilot was going through while pulling out of a dive.
Update: Oh my god oh my god I just got an email and I aced the exam. I can't believe it. I am so happy about this. ahhh.

Goal 2: Tensorflow project planned
2 Deadline: 3:00
2 Obstacle: None, I have plenty of time
2 Strategy: Book, brainstorm on table
2 Reflection: So I do have a plan, and I have started the process a bit. My first step is to research what a tensor is.

Goal 3: Meet with Elizabeth about college stuffs
3 Deadline: 3:00
3 Obstacle: Finding time
3 Strategy: Block 3
3 Reflection: This went great, I feel a lot more confident about the college application process.

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Goal 1: Tensorflow Project
1 Deadline: 2:00
1 Obstacle: Classes
1 Strategy: Just plan what to do, and what learning resources I can use.
1 Reflection: Ok, so I have a couple resources, and for my first project I will be stereotypical and classify a bunch of handwritten digit images as computer recognized digits.

Goal 2: F&M Class
2 Deadline: 12:00
2 Obstacle: None
2 Strategy: Show Up
2 Reflection: I did good in class, it was super easy throughout the class. I spent maybe 30 minutes working on the work, and I completed everything I needed to.

Goal 3: Physics Exam
3 Deadline: 4:00
3 Obstacle: None
3 Strategy: Show up
3 Reflection: I took this and I finished relatively early, like in 40 minutes maybe. It was just the multiple choice portion, and the problem portion will be tomorrow. It's split up so that our class doesn't have to worry about time restraints in any fashion. If I were to give a guess, I probably got around a 35/40 or higher on the multiple choice section, but apparently since it is technically the same test, we were told that we could get 15 wrong on the multiple choice and still get an A, so regardless, I'm not worried about today, just tomorrow.

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Weekly Goal 1: SAT Practice

Weekly Goal 2: College Classes / Exams

Weekly Goal 3: New Tensorflow project

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It seems like you're feeling relatively confident about all your classes, am I missing something?
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Goal 1: Unplanned Neural Network Troubleshooting
1 Deadline: N/A
1 Obstacle: N/A
1 Strategy: N/A
1 Reflection: So for some backstory with this goal, yesterday I joined a discord server based around computer science, and it seems like a great community. I asked a couple questions about my project and I learned a couple other possible fixes for the project, (but none of them worked). However, it was great to learn some other perspectives on possible fixes for this project, and my repository for the project is now public for people to play around with, so I might learn a new thing or two a couple weeks from now. However, I am moving forward with this process, as I understand the basics of Neural Networks and Back propagation, and the mathematics behind their functions. This next week, I will be working with Tensorflow in order to create actual solutions to datasets. My first project will probably be the project that learns to convert images of handwritten digits to actual number values for a computer, a classification problem.

Goal 2: Physics Prepare for Exam
2 Deadline: Tuesday
2 Obstacle: None
2 Strategy: Meet with study group @ library near 3:15
2 Reflection: I will do this after school.

Goal 3: Physics Lab
3 Deadline: 3:00
3 Obstacle: None
3 Strategy: None
3 Reflection: I completed this during third block

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It's so cool hearing you discover the expensive world of community helpfulness! I also always appreciate how publicly you're willing to talk about these with me, I know the other students are listening and learning from your experiences as well.
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Goal 1: NN Troubleshoot
1 Deadline: 3:00
1 Obstacle: Finding the source of error
1 Strategy: Work through notebook, consult stack overflow
1 Update: I did not start this until after lunch, because I worked on my College Essay Draft #3.5, which after goal setting I deemed that as more important to get done. I think it went well, and my new draft that I just turned in will be a lot better than the other one I turned in. (what I didn't mention was that yesterday I got a stern e-mail with (valid) criticism of how I didn't really follow feedback from the last meeting, and how the draft I turned in previously was crap)
Another Update: Apology Accepted! (I sent an email apologizing for turning in a bad draft, and just got a reply). Now I won't be worried about that for the rest of the day.
1 Reflection: I had a lot less time to work on this today that I hoped, but everything else that I did was very important for me to complete, and was vital for me to finish before working on it. I did talk to Caleb earlier and he gave me an important perspective on the project, which was "sometimes it's the easy stuff you don't think about," which will help me work on it in the next couple days

Goal 2: Precalc Module 3 HW 15 problems
2 Deadline: 3:00
2 Obstacle: Finding time
2 Strategy: Do this as a warm-up for NN, will finish it before I know it
2 Reflection: I completed this goal by 10:00, it was just some easy factoring problems that were not too difficult.

Goal 3: F & M Quiz & HW
3 Deadline: 3:00
3 Obstacle: Finding time
3 Strategy: Do this as a break from NN. 1 hour after break switch to this (11:50)
3 Reflection: I did the assignments during block 3, and now I am able to work on the neural network project finally. The assignments did not take me long to do.

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Weekly Goal 1: Do well in all my classes / get assignments done so I have a weekend (check)

Reflection 1: I am very happy that I have completed all of my assignments and have done everything I wanted to get done this week. I also have been able to work a little on other projects here and there, which was even better.

Weekly Goal 2: College essay draft round 3 (check)

Reflection 2: I went over most of this above, but to summarize, I have completed what I wanted to do, and then something came up, and I was able to account for that and work on what needed to be done at that time.

Weekly Goal 3: DBA vlacs course (check)

Reflection 3: I'll be totally honest here, I totally blew off studying for this. I reviewed the questions that the DBA covered, and I roughly knew what they were asking, and to my luck, I understood all of them. I talked my way through all of the problems effectively, and I got a 100% on the assignment.

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Remind me to tell you about my morning with the KSC admissions VP. He had some fascinating ideas about how to leverage MC2 in the application process.
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Goal 1: F&M Lecture
1 Deadline: 12:00
1 Obstacle: None
1 Strategy: Go to class & take notes
1 Reflection: Today was pretty easy, we were just going over transformations which was pretty easy for me to visualize, especially just the horizontal and vertical transformations. Also, with stretching functions I am thinking of this video by 3blue1brown where he was explaining group theory and had some comparison with numbers being actions on a number line, instead of numbers. I was thinking about this with a 2d graph, and how stretching a function would stretch the unit squares rather than editing the function. Idk why but it's a lot easier for me to picture.

Goal 2: Physics Lab Complete
2 Deadline: 3:00
2 Obstacle: Confusion
2 Strategy: Write on all the tables
2 Reflection: I completed the lab today by three o' clock, which was good. Thank you Elizabeth for helping me understand derivation for finding the angle of a string w/ circular motion.

Goal 3: Neural Network
3 Deadline: 3:00
3 Obstacle: Physics Lab
3 Strategy: Do the physics lab so I can focus on this Friday
3 Reflection: I did not have time to do this today because of the physics lab write-up

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Weekly Goal 1: Do well in all my classes / get assignments done so I have a weekend

Weekly Goal 2: College essay draft round 3 (check)

Weekly Goal 3: DBA vlacs course (check)

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No problem Walker!
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Goal 1: Early meet with students for physics assignment
1 Deadline: 9:00
1 Obstacle: sleeping in
1 Strategy: I slept in, I'm tired, but I made it so it's fine.
1 Reflection: This went well, we met in the library and went over all the answers and I corrected a couple problems and there was this really difficult problem that the group feels semi-confident about answering, so that's cool.

Goal 2: Physics lab assignment
2 Deadline: 3:00
2 Obstacle: Finding time
2 Strategy: find time, if this doesn't get mostly completed today then I won't have anything to turn in. But also, I can complete just enough in order to finish it before the lab tomorrow.
2 Reflection: I did all but questions 5 & 6 on the assignment, and I will finish it tomorrow in like, 20 minutes. I got exactly what I wanted to get done with this goal.

Goal 3: College essay draft complete
3 Deadline: 3:00
3 Obstacle: Physics lab gets in the way
3 Strategy: Complete just enough of that to finish it tomorrow, then work on this.
3 Reflection: I worked on this during block 3 & advisory and I was able to complete it.

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Weekly Goal 1: Do well in all my classes / get assignments done so I have a weekend

Weekly Goal 2: College essay draft round 3

Weekly Goal 3: DBA vlacs course

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I got exactly everything done that I wanted to get done today which is great.
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It is a super weird feeling though isn't it?
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Goal 1: Solve XOR problem
1 Deadline: 3:00
1 Obstacle: It's too difficult
1 Strategy: Cutoff point around lunch
1 Reflection: Ok, so I really tried with this one, as you probably were able to tell by looking at the table earlier today. I started the day with working on a problem for about an hour trying to figure out why my network was outputting a 1 x 2 matrix when it should have been outputting a 1 x 1 matrix. I figured the source of this error by running through my program step-by-step. Then, I fixed that, and the network was back where I was yesterday, only now I have good initialization when it comes to creating weights and biases. I then tried to find the new source of error for the XOR problem for the next 2 and a half hours. First, I created a new test that is a bit more extensive, where the network solves AND, NAND, OR, NOR, XOR, XNOR. I found the only working logic gates were OR and NOR, the rest had bad results (although, AND works like, 1/10 times). So, after doing that I changed the network architecture, to see if the amount of layers or the nodes per layer had something to do with the error, but that was not the case. Then, I tried something new in the data training method. See, before, I was running through a loop that ran through 4 loops, where the 4 smaller loops ran from a random number between 1 - 25 times. Then, I ran that larger loop 1000 times. I thought that this would make the dataset random, but I had suspicions. So, I created a new function that instead of running through loops, it stores the different values (that would be found on a truth table) and returns the arguments for the function call. Now, the dataset was more accurately random (if that makes any sense). As nice as this new function is, it did not change anything about the performance of the network. Part of me is thinking about implementing a cost function as my next step, which would tell the network how drastically it needs to change it's values based on it's output's performance vs the expected. I am conflicted though as the rough walkthrough I am following does not have to use that in their network in order to solve XOR. After all this as you can probably guess from the detail in this EoW I documented all of the steps I took in my notebook so I know where to start when I pick this project back up when I either get home or sometime this weekend.

Goal 2: Physics Lab
2 Deadline: 3:00
2 Obstacle: Re-orienting myself to remember the lab activity and relevant data
2 Strategy: look at papers until it makes sense
2 Reflection:

Goal 3: Physics Chapter 4
3 Deadline: 3:00
3 Obstacle: No time
3 Strategy: Finish lab first, that is important
3 Reflection: I texted the group chat and got no response. I will finish it by the end of the day though.

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Weekly Goal 1: Understand why current neural network can solve AND / OR but not XOR

Reflection 1: Read my first goal

Weekly Goal 2: Finish all college work on Thursday

Reflection 2: I did not do this by Thursday, hopefully I will have it done by the end of the day.

Weekly Goal 3: "SAT Practice"

Reflection 3: I did this goal, because I did the math involved in physics and NN projects.

Pace: I think my pace this quarter so far is pretty good, because I have been keeping up with my classes and have had plenty of time for my NN project. However, I will need to spend a little more time on some other things next week, as there are plenty of things that need to be worked on across multiple areas. I need to also finish my college essay today.

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Good news! I talked with my friend in the KSC math department, and she gave me 3 names in the comp sci dept that would be interested in your work. I'm actively pursuing them now.

I also really appreciated observing you and Stone discussing standardization and school in general. It was a lovely way for me to end the week.
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Goal 1: NN Troubleshooting
1 Deadline: 3:00
1 Obstacle: Finding the source of error
1 Strategy: Test to see if the symmetry theory is the source of error
1 Reflection: I researched a bit and it seemed this theory is correct to a degree. It had to do with symmetry, but it wasn't the outputs to inputs ratio, but the actual weight initialization. This is due to a problem with trying to find the global minimum for the error function, and if you use non-random weights that are equal, the delta weight matrices would not be able to break a symmetric pattern mathematically. So I needed to rewrite my weight initialization function, which I am working on now.

Goal 2: F & M class & homework
2 Deadline: 3:00
2 Obstacle: N/A
2 Strategy: Work on homework in class & when I get back
2 Reflection: I showed up to class, took notes, etc. I did not work on the homework but that is because I wanted to work on my NN library which I'm fine with focusing on because nothing is due until next Monday.

Goal 3: Physics Lab complete
3 Deadline:
3 Obstacle: NN Gets in the way
3 Strategy: Just focus on the NN, physics lab is just due on Tuesday
3 Reflection: I'll finish it on Friday.

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Weekly Goal 1: Understand why current neural network can solve AND / OR but not XOR

Weekly Goal 2: Finish all college work on Thursday

Weekly Goal 3: "SAT Practice"

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I sometimes wonder if you intentionally write these EODs so I will only understand about half of what you're saying :)

I'm particularly curious about how you're taking what Kelly and I shared with you in the library. Is it something you feel up for, or would rather avoid? How are you adjusting to the idea of this being your final year. I know the college courses are taking up most of your bandwidth, but it's a significant transition time nonetheless.
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I'm still thinking about how I can effectively and efficiently help with students in Kelly's advisory, and I think that for me, it would be more effective if students come to me for help with any project ideas, trek proposals, general questions, anything. That way I can help people while still giving myself the room to say "no, I'm busy right now, but send me an email" or something like that. For the transition, it's pretty crazy. I'm finding that the more time I spend alone I feel I am getting exponentially more and more productive on working towards my goals. I am worried about college applications a bit though, because I want to avoid them like the plague. I will probably set that as a goal for next week.
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NN trouble
Goal 1: F & M Homework
1 Deadline: 3:00
1 Obstacle: Finding a place to work
1 Strategy: Elizabeth's advisory or hallway
1 Reflection: I worked in the hallway and I was able to get all of my homework problems done before SSR began.

Goal 2: Physics Lecture Homework
2 Deadline: Friday
2 Obstacle: Group work
2 Strategy: Make group text, finish packet before Friday, setup a meeting time
2 Reflection: So during class my physics professor offered to give us a boost on our first quiz (as a class I think) if the class comes together and gets a 100%. So I setup a group text with a couple students and hopefully that will go well.

Goal 3: NN troubleshooting
3 Deadline: N/A
3 Obstacle: Finding the source of error
3 Strategy: Buy a rubber duck
3 Reflection: So I figured out yesterday there are cases where my network works and other cases where it doesn't. Essentially, it can solve OR & AND logic gates, but it cannot solve an XOR logic gate. I have a hunch that it is because the solutions are symmetric. I think that when the network adjusts itself it undo's that adjustment when it solves for an opposite use case.

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Weekly Goal 1: Understand why current neural network can solve AND / OR but not XOR

Weekly Goal 2: Finish all college work on Thursday

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I really enjoyed learning about logic gates from you. Thanks for sharing your discoveries.
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First EoD
Goal 1: F & M
1 Deadline: 12
1 Obstacle: Nothing
1 Strategy: Show up and take notes
1 Reflection: I showed up and I took notes. We went over logarithms and natural logarithms and it was all review for me so I didn't have a problem. However, we went to some continuous growth equations and I did kind of have a bit of a problem trying to find out what the point of it is, vs regular growth, it's application.

Goal 2: Physics Lab
2 Deadline: 4:00
2 Obstacle: Difficult
2 Strategy: Get the data then work on it Wednesday - Thursday
2 Reflection: I got all the required data. I will use the strategy and I will work on this on Wednesday and Thursday.

Goal 3: Workout
3 Deadline: 7:00
3 Obstacle: Tired
3 Strategy: Do it
3 Reflection: I completed an upper body workout at the Y after the RV Workshop was completed.

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Weekly Goal 1: Understand why current neural network can solve AND / OR but not XOR

Weekly Goal 2: Finish all college work on Thursday

Weekly Goal 3: "SAT Practice"

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I don't know what else to write about, thank you for reading, have a wonderful day today.
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This quarter has been one of my best so far, and that is an interesting claim for me to make because other than Gatewaying I have not checked a lot of things off of my checklist. However, I would counter that by saying this Quarter I have been studying things that I want to study, at the college level, and have been spending more time on projects that I want to work on. Also, all the work that I am doing is applicable to my career, unlike social studies, so I am spending more time to gain more than just proficiency in these topics. When my physics professor assigns me work to do I don’t just do the problems I am assigned, but I also make sure that I understand the processes involved with the problems. This means I will continue to work on similar problems in my textbook, because if I’m not in class to understand the concepts, then what the hell is the point. In order to create physics simulations for projects, I will need to do well in my physics class. In order to learn machine learning, I have to really understand calculus. This isn’t me saying that constantly working is making me super happy in the moment, I still struggle to get myself to do the extra mile, and feel drained after each day, but at the end of the week, I am always happy with what I have accomplished. Not to mention, working at the college level kind of feels like a direct “screw you” to Keene High because I was kicked out of Honors math, but this directly shows that was a not right decision, and I always felt odd about failing that course. To be getting straight A’s throughout my courses so far makes me realize just how far I’ve come. Also, I am finding that I am learning mathematics at such an accelerated rate it isn’t funny. In the past week alone I’ve mastered rearranging equations, quadratic formula, factoring, domain & range, interval notation, and I am learning new things that are building off of that. On top of that, I am still doing my computer science projects, and I have been watching a lot more educational videos about mathematics on youtube, that are proving to be highly effective. By watching 3Blue1Brown (Awesome channel, check out his content) and others I have learned easy vector math, matrices (which are kind of the same thing), the essence of calculus, and some other vaguely related concepts in computer science, especially neural networks, and some machine learning. So, I have felt that my math has been improving a lot, which is good, because of two main reasons, which are A) I need to do on the SAT’s, and being fluent in math is essential (biggest time saver I have found is utilizing
A2 - B2 = (A + B)(A - B)). B) I need to have a very good understanding of math in order to work on neural networks and for things like backpropagation and all of that. Luckily, all of the math I have learned so far has been beneficial and it is all building off each other, which is allowing me to enjoy it. The other thing I have found this quarter has been that I can handle (so far, i mean it’s only been 3 weeks) college courses and balancing out all my work throughout the week. I have been able to consistently get all of my work done before Fridays, which frees up friday and the weekend, which is enough time for me to work on MC2 projects, not to mention I can work on them while I am on break, both college and school. Let’s see, other things this quarter I have done. Well, I kind of started at the end, probably should talk about what I have done in the beginning. First thing this quarter was preparing for my two treks, one at MIT and one in MV. Both treks were successful, and I got enough work done to gateway shortly after that point. I also created my first Deep Learning project, and unfortunately, I haven’t been able to create more this quarter because I have been spending so much time on learning math and preparing for the college courses. Also, I have been having a pretty decent time with fencing, I finally went to a tournament in concord, and I have been able to score 2nd place in that. I also started one point where I was running for a good amount of time, and I stopped near the end of the quarter. I really want to start doing that again, because there’s nothing like waking up early in the morning and starting your day like that, and I felt a lot more athletic with that. So, let’s talk about next quarter. Next quarter, I don’t have a lot planned, but I think it’s good to talk about what I want to get done. So, to begin, I want to have my primary focus be to keep up my grades, hopefully A’s, by doing well in my college courses. This will be done by ensuring that I am using trello and things like that to stay organized when it comes to assignments. This will allow me to make sure I am completing all my assignments on time, and allow room for any other goals I want to do next quarter. Hopefully, I will have learned more about mathematics to the point where a lot of the new neural net stuff works better, and I will have a new project. I think my next project will be inspired by jabrils, which is perfect for learning backpropagation. I will have a program where I choose whether white text or black text will look better on a background with random RGB values. This will be a project that will allow me to correctly learn about storing data, and it will be computationally easy for the network to learn, which will allow me to do well with that. I will also be completing my other projects on coding which will be fun to work on. This includes hopefully the blackjack project, the Predator prey project, and more. I will have a successful quarter next quarter.
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Goal 1: SAT Practice Test
1 Deadline: 3:00
1 Obstacle: I will hate spending 3 hours on a test that doesn't represent people's ability to learn, and still let it be a representation of my ability to learn.
1 Strategy: ^Don't. Do it after F&M
1 Reflection: I took a practice test after F&M at keene state library. At first I was feeling pretty good about it but unfortunately after a while I didn't maintain that. I felt like I was doing worse each section, and, like last time, I had no idea what was going on in the math section. I ended up with a total score of 1160, which is only 40 points higher than last year. Same score in reading, 610, and 550 in math. I need to improve my score to be a lot higher than that, and I am going to hate this plan so gosh darn much, but I will probably take 1 practice test each week between now and the SAT, and focus on all the skills that need improving.

Goal 2: F&M
2 Deadline: None
2 Obstacle: None
2 Strategy: Show up
2 Reflection: I went to class and I learned things. Handed in the quiz as well.

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Weekly Goal 1:

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Ugh, I'm having flashbacks to my own Senior Year, we're a friend of mine who was determined to get in Stanford took the SATs officially five times. That was with numerous practice tests in between. I'm with you on its inability to truly capture anything of relevance, but we do what we must.
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Goal 1: Physics lab preview
1 Deadline: 2:00
1 Obstacle: Other Classes work
1 Strategy: Focus on that as long as I get a little bit in there
1 Reflection: I was able to work on this after I finished my F&M assignment, and I thought I did a pretty good job working on it. I only previewed the first half of the assignment where we are going to be doing all the data measurements by hand manually, so that part of the lab will go by pretty quickly.

Goal 2: F&M Work
2 Deadline: 3:00
2 Obstacle: Nothing
2 Strategy: Do homework right after class
2 Reflection: I finished all the homework assignments other than the take-home quiz. With the quiz, I will probably work on that after stopping by the PCA Session, which will unfortunately end up being something ridiculous like after 7:00 which will be fun.

Goal 3: Workshop practice factoring
3 Deadline: 5:00
3 Obstacle: Nothing
3 Strategy: Show up and practice factoring. Find tutorials on how to do it because math teacher there doesn't know what they're doing with this specific problem type.
3 Reflection: I will do this after school

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I was amazed in college at how many study session started at 9 p.m. It's a whole different lifestyle.
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Goal 1: SAT Practice: Factoring Equations with 1st coefficient > 1
1 Deadline: 3:00
1 Obstacle: Finding a good way to practice them
1 Strategy: Try kahn academy, possibly iLearn if possible.
1 Reflection: I did not have time to do this during school, I may do this when I get home. I don't know if that will be the right thing to do and I may just work on it tomorrow.

Goal 2: EoQ Started
2 Deadline: 3:00
2 Obstacle: None
2 Strategy: None
2 Reflection: I finished my EoQ today so I'd have to say I did pretty good with this one. I wrote about how this quarter has been my best even though I got less things checked off than the previous ones, I mean, the time I have been spending on college courses outnumbers the time spent working last quarter, and I have been getting a super high level of understanding all of the concepts in my classes, I entirely feel like I show up to class completely ready to learn, and to work.

Goal 3: Physics class
3 Deadline: 12:00
3 Obstacle: None
3 Strategy: Walk to class with stuff; take notes
3 Reflection: Physics was good today, I had all the homework ready and went over it in class, looks like I had no complications other than one question with frame of reference crap. Then, later, I finished the homework that was assigned with relative ease.

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Dude, frames of references are the best! I can see, though if they were thrown at you with no warning they'd feel like a blind side.
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Goal 1: SAT Registration / SAT study material
1 Deadline: 3:00
1 Obstacle: Finding the right info
1 Strategy: Talk with Chris, or find other staff member if I can't find materials online.
1 Reflection: I found the materials online to study, and I am confident that I can get everything printed out and start taking mock tests this weekend. I'll be doing this, and I will also try to get more time to do SAT practice online, and I am also considering using scheduled tutors at RV or KSC, and they may be able to help me improve. I also may continue to use Kahn Academy SAT practice, even when it is entirely frustrating.

Goal 2: Pre-Calc Quiz done
2 Deadline: 3:00
2 Obstacle: Other work
2 Strategy: I will do the quiz during block 2.
2 Reflection: I got a 90%, and I've got a strong case for potentially getting more points because the reason why I got things wrong was because the software doesn't accept improper fractions. I argue that my ability of doing precalculus functions work is not determined by my preferred usage of improper fractions.

Goal 3: Physics Lab writeup
3 Deadline: 3:00
3 Obstacle: Not having data
3 Strategy: God I hope I have the right data
3 Reflection: I finished the paper during 3rd block and that was pretty good. I was able to print out everything and I'll be able to turn it in Tuesday when I have class.

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Weekly Goal 1: SAT Practice
Reflection: I did not exactly practice for the SAT's but I spent plenty of time learning some strategies and resources that will be useful for when I am practicing for the SATs. My plan is to take mock tests every other weekend, and then I will end up practicing for about 30 minutes every day. Then, if I need any extra help, especially with math, I will try to use the tutor hours at RV and I will get personalized help. I will also probably ask for help from advisors here at school throughout the week.

Weekly Goal 2: College Courses
Reflection: Alright, so week 2 of college courses. I'm noticing a couple things that annoy me about how traditional education with test taking is a bit annoying, but I am living with it. So far, we haven't done any quizzes in Physics, so I don't have a grade yet. But, in Functions and Precalculus I have taken quizzes and so far I have 95% in both classes. I am pretty happy with this so far, and I think as long as I keep up the routine of working on everything every day and marking things in trello I will have a successful semester.

Weekly Goal 3: Blackjack OR Predator/Prey Progress
Reflection: Unfortunately, I didn't make that much progress with these things as I did not have much time to work on them with my college courses. I will have to work on them over the weekend. I do however understand a little bit about backpropogation in Neural Networks and tensor flow, and I feel confident that I can be productive and make something work over the weekend.

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I am also staying after school today to get some time for helping out for the graduation celebration thing. I am excited to see brad, Erin, and Sabrina get their diplomas!
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Is it strange straddling two worlds- the college courses and MC2? Thanks for all the help with the graduation on Friday. I really appreciated it.
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Goal 1: F&M 1
1 Deadline: 12:00
1 Obstacle: N/A
1 Strategy: Show up to class & take notes when necessary. Review last quiz
1 Reflection: I did a good portion of the work and I did well in class. I did not get the homework done by the end of the day but I got 1/2 of it done. This was fine.

Goal 2: Mess around with Tensorflow
2 Deadline: 10:00PM
2 Obstacle: College = Draining
2 Strategy: Pull through, drink more coffee, etc.
2 Reflection: Instead of this, I was trying to find out studying for the studying of the SAT's. Unfortunately, my studying revealed that there were no opportunities in keene for an SAT class before my test date, which I wasn't happy about. I am considering different options, but what I might have to do is find out a time at RV or KSC, and ask my teachers or tutors to help with specific questions that I am dealing with while I am studying and taking tests at home.

Goal 3: Physics Lab Paper Done
3 Deadline: 3:00
3 Obstacle: Not having right data
3 Strategy: God I hope I have the right data
3 Reflection: I did not do this today, but, I will finish this tomorrow. I started the day off working on this and I was able to get some of it done, though, which was good.

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I love strategy three! I'm sorry the SAT testing didn't work out. Is it just a matter of making yourself do the online practices that's challenging?
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Goal 1: Physics Course
1 Deadline: 12:00
1 Obstacle: N/A
1 Strategy: Attend class & Take notes
1 Reflection: I did my course with no problem. I worked on the problems assigned in class and I finished the homework after class. I did a cool kinematics problem that felt good to do, so that was cool.

Goal 2: Research Tensorflow, quick test project with it if easy
2 Deadline: 3:00
2 Obstacle: Not easy
2 Strategy: Table decision = tabled. work on predator prey
2 Reflection: I did research tensor flow and I was able to understand it's purpose and how realistic it could be for me to do a project with it. I still am on the fence about delaying the blackjack project, but I may try and do something with the predator prey thing with tensor flow, or at least some project that involves different rules that allow cooler visualizations where things may be hunting things. I still don't know if that will be what I want though, now that I think about it that is going to be overcomplicating a simple task.

Goal 3: F&M Homework & Pre-calc study for quiz
3 Deadline: after school maybe at brew bakers possibly
3 Obstacle: Time
3 Strategy: Tomorrow works for precalc, F&M Homework will take no time though.
3 Reflection: I didn't have my textbook so I couldn't do my F&M Homework. So, didn't think that one through. I worked on the SAT Prep instead, but it is proving mind numbing.

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Nice update, how do you feel your machine learning is progressing while they're still searching for a mentor?
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Goal 1: F&M Course
1 Deadline: 12:00
1 Obstacle: N/A
1 Strategy: Attend class
1 Reflection: I did the course, and I got some good work done. It was still all review, but I did learn a bit more on how to use my graphing calculator.

Goal 2: Physics Lab
2 Deadline: 4:00
2 Obstacle: N/A
2 Strategy: Attend class
2 Reflection: I collected all of the data that I needed to collect before the end of the lab. This allows me to complete my lab paper remotely so I will finish this by the weekend probably. It is due next Tuesday, so I shouldn't have an issue completing it on time.

Goal 3: Blackjack Decision
3 Deadline: 2:00
3 Obstacle: Compute time
3 Strategy: Research different machine learning models so I'm not doing brute force level work.
3 Reflection: Ok. So, there might be a couple more things I want to research before making a total decision. I think the next researchable thing would be to learn how to use tensor flow in order to kind of understand the concepts more without needing to totally understand the math behind it. Then, work on more math stuff with the calculus that I will learn next semester. I think this may be effective, because if I want to be productive, why reinvent the wheel. If I want to do something for the upcoming google science fair, I will have to move fast.

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Weekly Goal 1: SAT Practice

Weekly Goal 2: College Courses

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It was a good day. And it was a good week
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Goal 1: Blackjack Stats done, then recreate NN architecture.
1 Deadline: B1 beginning hour
1 Obstacle: None this should be easy.
1 Strategy: None
1 Reflection: I did really well with this, I finished it in the first 30 minutes of B1, and I tested it for the rest of the day. I am excited to see if this will be more effective than my previous NN.

Goal 2: Physics Homework. Lab & Lecture in that order
2 Deadline: B2 End
2 Obstacle: None
2 Strategy: Work on it from B1 - B2
2 Reflection: For the Lab homework, I did really good. I finished it during block 1, and that allowed me to work on the lecture during block 2. I finished all the assigned questions during this time, which allowed me to get better at solving vector problems. I feel pretty good so far about this course, however, it is definitely the most difficult of the three.

Goal 3: Pre-Calc 10 Questions / F&M Quiz Revised
3 Deadline: B3
3 Obstacle: None
3 Strategy: Work on this during block 2, while training blackjack NN.
3 Reflection: I did both of these things today and they went great. I reviewed all my answers and I am confident I will get a 100% on my quiz. I really hope so because the quiz is only 7 questions so if I get one wrong I get an 85%, so, that's why I made sure to double check it. After that, I worked on my precalc course and I finished the "Homework" and now I have to do the quiz. I think before I start the quiz I'll do some more exercises in the textbook and really make sure I am doing well with the content in the course. However, if I don't do well on that quiz, I can retake it as many times as I want, so again, I'm not worried.

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Weekly Goal 1: Take many notes in order to succeed in College Courses (Check)
Reflection: I have many notes, and I have been succeeding so far. All of my courses are manageable, and I'm ahead of all my deadlines for assignments so far.

Weekly Goal 2: Finish blackjack NN
Reflection: I didn't do this during this week, and that is because I was not expecting it to take this much computing time. I may have to table this project until I upgrade my computer. This will require me to rewrite the program and framework, which shouldn't take as much time as the first go.

Weekly Goal 3: Pre-calc course reading (Check)
Reflection: This has been pretty easy, as of this morning, I have read up to 1.5. I also have done 10 questions on the topic 2 thing, so I'm about 20% done with topic 2. My deadline for finishing topic 2 is September 14th, so I am doing pretty well so far. I might try and finish it next week though.


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Very good to hear. It seems like you're really falling into a good routine with your classes.
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Goal 1: Functions & Modeling I
1 Deadline: 12:00
1 Obstacle: Nothing
1 Strategy: Take Notes
1 Reflection: We went over only the y = mx + b formula so it was really easy. I finished all of the homework and I finished the quiz today. I will look over the quiz again tomorrow to make sure I'm getting the highest possible grade I can get.

Goal 2: Blackjack NN Progress. Maybe reduce NN nodes to reduce compute times? Research neural network architecture design choices.
2 Deadline: 3:00
2 Obstacle: Loud
2 Strategy: Work in elizabeth's advisory. Reduce Architecture to [54] [50] [50] [2].
2 Reflection: I wasn't able to do this because I was working on functions and modeling homework and the quiz, which took too long. I will work on this tomorrow, because I have no classes then.

Goal 3: Work on Physics Homework
3 Deadline: 3:00
3 Obstacle: NN project research may take a while
3 Strategy: Do this while testing new architecture. If architecture is working, work on physics homework while network is training.
3 Reflection: I didn't work on this because I was working on Pre-Calc and Functions & Modeling. I will work on the lecture homework at home, and the lab homework tomorrow.

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Weekly Goal 1: Take many notes in order to succeed in College Courses
Weekly Goal 2: Finish blackjack NN
Weekly Goal 3: Pre-calc course reading



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Glad everything is feeling pretty manageable, from the sound of it.
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I enjoy all the interactions between you and others in "your" new advisory! It is great getting to know you better.
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Goal 1: Physics Homework (Before)
1 Deadline: 9:30
1 Obstacle: None
1 Strategy: Work on it
1 Reflection: I didn't finish it, but then again, the professor never said to complete it. In fact, he suggested that nobody should complete it either. So I think I did alright on the assignment.

Goal 2: Physics Class
2 Deadline: 10:00
2 Obstacle: Nothing
2 Strategy: Show up & take notes
2 Reflection: I was able to show up to class, and I took notes. Turns out I was ahead of the class in working on the physics problems, so that was good. I need to work on the physics lab writeup and then I guess I'm going to redo the problems to practice them.

Goal 3: Physics Homework (after)
3 Deadline: Next Monday
3 Obstacle: Nothing
3 Strategy: Work on it during school
3 Reflection: Yeah so I don't think I'll be able to complete this today because despite being told I could work on my projects, I was not allowed to go inside unless it was a "medical reason." I am pretty upset that wasn't able to work, and I don't have enough time to rant about it because I have work to do.

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Weekly Goal 1: Take many notes in order to succeed in College Courses
Weekly Goal 2: Finish blackjack NN
Weekly Goal 3: Pre-calc course reading



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No time to rant, love it!
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Goal 1: Functions & Modeling Course Day 1
1 Deadline: 11:45
1 Obstacle: Nothing
1 Strategy: Show up and take notes
1 Reflection: I showed up early and I was able to get my Student ID all set up for the class. I also felt confident in taking the course, and felt like I was not struggling to pay attention to the material. Unfortunately, the workshop is not what I thought it was and it's a separate course that costs more money later on, so I'm going to try and test out of it before that payment period is.

Goal 2: Physics Lab Day 1
2 Deadline: 3:50
2 Obstacle: Nothing
2 Strategy: Show up prepared to take notes
2 Reflection: I was able to do the physics lab with not many difficulties, I just had to learn the quadratic formula which took a tiny bit of time but I was able to do most of the work. I still need to write more to complete the paper but I will do this for homework.

Goal 3: Blackjack progress
3 Deadline: 2:30
3 Obstacle: Time
3 Strategy: Work on it when I get home at 5:30
3 Reflection: Working on this later.

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Weekly Goal 2: Finish blackjack NN
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Goal 1: Physics Course Day 1
1 Deadline: 12:00
1 Obstacle: None
1 Strategy: Show up for class & take notes on important info.
1 Reflection: All of it was review for what I did earlier, all I have to do is a little bit of homework. I am confident that this will be an easy course in the beginning, and then it will get more difficult towards the end.

Goal 2: Work on blackjack project: Rewrite offspring/mutation function to get top 10 of last gen instead of top one. - Needed genetic variance maybe??
2 Deadline: 3:00
2 Obstacle: Course work makes me too busy
2 Strategy: Work on course work, then work on this after school at home.
2 Reflection: I am working on this right now and waiting for my network to finish training. I swear if the fix that I'm testing right now fixes it I'll be more upset than if It were to fail. Update: It didn't work, I'm happy.

Goal 3: A little pre-calc note-taking. One or two sections
3 Deadline: 3:00
3 Obstacle: Physics has homework
3 Strategy: Work on physics, you're ahead in your pre-calc course
3 Reflection: I didn't have time to do this as I was working on physics work instead.

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Weekly Goal 2: Finish blackjack NN
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I really appreciated the impromptu lesson at lunch today. Thanks for giving it your best shot.
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Goal 1: Get info from College visit
1 Deadline: Info session & tour end
1 Obstacle: Remembering stuff
1 Strategy: take notes
1 Reflection: So I was able to do this. I visited BU and I found out that it seems like a pretty good option, as it provides a lot of networking opportunities for after college. I made a full pros and cons list about the college, however, I wasn’t able to get as much information that I wanted from the visit because they had an information session where the Q & A was literally two questions. So, I was unable to get info about personal stuff. I am probably going to end up trying to find the email of people who will answer my questions.

Goal 2: Work on the Blackjack Project
2 Deadline: 10:00 PM
2 Obstacle: None
2 Strategy: Work during conference and on way back home
2 Reflection: I did really good with this goal today, I made the neural network framework so now I can create a neural network, give it inputs and synaptic weights, and then calculate decisions. Also, it can export the data from the class to be compatible with JSON format, so I can write data to a .json file for genetic purposes. Now, I have to get the program to be able to communicate with the blackjack game, then run simulations, then collect data.

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Weekly Goal 1: Gateway (Check)
Weekly Goal 2: Prepare for college courses
Weekly Goal 3: Blackjack Progress (Check)



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Goal 1: Pre-Calc 1.07 or Reading notes
1 Deadline: B1
1 Obstacle: Not charged laptop I guess?
1 Strategy: Plug it in
1 Reflection: I did good with this goal, I completed I think somewhere around 10 questions of homework and got up to halfway through the section 1.2 of the textbook. Also, in the college universe, I got a call from river valley and I got my log in information to work, so I have access to my email, canvas, and my SIS all under the same login. I also will have it scheduled to get my student ID.

Goal 2: Physics Unit
2 Deadline: B2
2 Obstacle: Hard
2 Strategy: Do it
2 Reflection: I did it. I worked on the 2d Kinematics question and I was able to complete the unit at hand.


Goal 3: Blackjack Algorithm & basic stats working
3 Deadline: B3
3 Obstacle: Complications in code
3 Strategy: Work through them / research SO
3 Reflection: I wasn't able to do as much as I wanted, but I ended up skipping stuff and I got the Neural Network framework started and so far I've got the node init function started.

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Weekly Goal 1: Gateway (Check)
Weekly Goal 2: Prepare for college courses
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Sorry I wasn't able to help you out today, but I guess we'll catch up later.
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Goal 1: Gateway
1 Deadline: 5:00
1 Obstacle: Hopefully none. Jesus.
1 Strategy: Do well on my presentation, print artifacts, etc.
1 Reflection: I am writing my EoD before my presentation, so I will see how it goes in a couple hours.

Goal 2: Blackjack NN Project started
2 Deadline: Start once I am all prepared for my gateway
2 Obstacle: Gateway prep too demanding
2 Strategy: Prioritize Gateway, maybe work after school if time then.
2 Reflection: I completed creating the blackjack game, what is left for me to do in this project is create the Neural Net and run tests. Also, before the neural net I may try to put in stats measuring and a hard-coded bot to play the game so I can get comfortable with the process.


Goal 3: SAT Prep 1 hour practice
3 Deadline: 10:00
3 Obstacle: Full schedule
3 Strategy: After school work on this, unless if I make a lot of progress with goal 2.
3 Reflection: Yeah I couldn't get this done, I worked on my blackjack project the whole day, so I had no energy to put into this before my presentation. I may work on this after school, but I have my presentation and VLACs welcome call. I may not do this today.


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Weekly Goal 1: Gateway
Weekly Goal 2: Prepare for college courses



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Congratulations!
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Gateway Prep
Goal 1: Finish Gateway Artifacts
1 Deadline: B1
1 Obstacle: Too many Artifacts
1 Strategy: Print them out (1 copy each) to see if it would be overwhelming
1 Reflection: I completed this during B1, and I decided to remove artifact #5. I also Finished all of the checklist highlighting which was very autonomous, but it had to be done. Also, during block 1, I made sure I am on track to be all set for my treks and college course schedule.

Goal 2: Finish Gateway Presentation Script & Slides
2 Deadline: B3
2 Obstacle: Making sure everything is transitioning correctly
2 Strategy: Read all my slides to myself all at once. Highlight stuff I want to edit
2 Reflection: I was able to do this, and not only did I re-read my script, but I was also able to do a practice presentation. I have a couple more notes for my presentation, and I will be ready to gateway by tomorrow.

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Weekly Goal 2: Prepare for college courses



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Today was a good day, I was able to focus on my gateway the whole time so I feel pretty much ready. I am ready to gateway and I'm not worried about passing. Any edits since Friday were just in order to get hopefully above proficient.
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Goal 1: Presentation finalized
1 Deadline: 3:00
1 Obstacle: Presentation is hard / Wifi down
1 Strategy: Go to brewbakers
1 Reflection: I was able to edit my presentation today once I got to brewbakers during school. I got all the scripts in my presentation speaker notes to semi-make sense, and that was ok. I also was able to edit all of my slides and make them look pretty nice. This was good. Also, I was able to drink a large amount of coffee, and eat breakfast. I think that without this kick I would not have been ready for my practice presentation today.

Goal 2: Presentation Practiced
2 Deadline: 4:00
2 Obstacle: nothing
2 Strategy: After school with Elizabeth
2 Reflection: So, during the practice, I learned a few things that I will end up mentioning in goal 3. That's cool. But some other things I didn't mention in there was that I needed to make my subconscious slides make more sense. Specifically the ones that pose questions that I answer. I need to make sure that whatever I do is consistent with the rest of my presentation.

Goal 3: Presentation Artifacts done
3 Deadline: 8:00
3 Obstacle: None
3 Strategy: Do them at home after editing my presentation. Again.
3 Reflection: So before my practice, I had three artifacts that were completed and useful for Elizabeth during the presentation, so I can only imagine that it will be useful to the audience as well. Another thing that I found that I needed to do with my presentation that I am doing soon will be that I need to work on the visuals a bit more thoroughly so the audience can focus on me talking. Elizabeth said I was engaging in my speaking, so that's good to know for this choice. Also, I need to take all of my scripts, put them on one piece of paper, and then read that, making sure everything transitions correctly so I'm not confusing myself during my presentation. Oh, I just realized that I am kind of writing this in the wrong reflection column. that's cool. The final Artifact that I need to create before my presentation will be the multiple checklists that are current, then find out all of the competencies that I earned in Phase 3 so I can effectively communicate somewhere in my presentation.

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Weekly Goal 1: Presentation Finalized (half check)
Reflection: I did alright with this, I could have done better though. However, we are where we are now and for the future my plan is to work hard over the weekend and today after school.
Weekly Goal 2: Finish Forces (Check)
Reflection: I did this relatively quickly at the beginning of the week. I was able to complete the last unit on Tuesday.
Weekly Goal 3: Be ready for gateway next Tuesday (Check)
Reflection: I'd say that I am prepared for my gateway enough to pass at least, any extra effort (which there will be) will just be pushing proficiency to exemplary & life - long.


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Well the reflection sections can be highly organizing and even stimulate communication, don't let them hinder you. As long as you're reflecting and communicating, I don't care where you put it. I thought the practice was great and I look forward to Tuesday.
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Goal 1: FINISH PRESENTATION
1 Deadline: Friday Morning
1 Obstacle: I have no coffee
1 Strategy: get coffee.
1 Reflection: I was able to get my presentation pretty much complete after school, and it was thorough. I completed all the scripts, and have completed the slides. however, I acknowledge that it is still a first draft, so there will most likely be more work to be done in the near future. The other thing that I have to do really soon is pick out all of the artifacts that I need in my presentation, also creating the glossary / cheat sheet for MC2 terms that outside panelists might not understand.

Goal 2: Literally nothing else unless these colleges respond to the calls and emails I sent them.
2 Deadline: None
2 Obstacle: Colleges being slow
2 Strategy: None
2 Reflection: Yeah so I'm getting pretty frustrated because not a single college has made any effort to email me or call me back and it's been 3 business days so far, so I am worried that the stuff that needs to get sorted out won't be until the start of my semester, which is worrying at the moment.

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Weekly Goal 1: Presentation Finalized
Weekly Goal 2: Finish Forces (Check)
Weekly Goal 3: Be ready for gateway next Tuesday


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Many college offices are still not back from break, so that could be contributing, just sayin. Did Brad's talk give you any tips you didn't already know? :)
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I wouldn't say tips I didn't already know, but it did remind me of how in the past I was oblivious to obvious things that would have made me super productive.
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Goal 1: Finish Presentation Script
1 Deadline: 3:00
1 Obstacle: Motivation
1 Strategy: Start by writing yesterday's EoD because that will trigger a reflection based mindset
1 Reflection: This kind of worked, but the problem was I wanted to compile some videos of my ML program so that took up a significant portion of time due to training. I got about 80% of what I wanted done today done, which is still pretty decent.

Goal 2: College Prep
2 Deadline: B1
2 Obstacle: School Network
2 Strategy: Do it when I get home if needed
2 Reflection: It wasn't needed. I downloaded Microsoft office and my SNHU and KSC email are setup, and I'm still waiting on RV to respond in order to finish the setup.

Goal 3: Forces Unit Complete Physics
3 Deadline: B2
3 Obstacle: None
3 Strategy: Work on it, there's barely any material in the unit
3 Reflection: I did good with this goal, I completed the week and I started the unit in 2D kinematics. I am doing well so far in this course, so I'll keep up the pace this week.

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Weekly Goal 1: Presentation Finalized
Weekly Goal 2: Finish Forces (Check)
Weekly Goal 3: Be ready for gateway next Tuesday


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Excellent. You see what I meant about how you'd be fine during an AP physics course? It's really pretty self explanatory, except for the conceptually confusing parts. Still looking for a good explanation of how mu works.
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Goal 1: River Valley Orientation cool / college
1 Deadline: 3:00
1 Obstacle: N/A
1 Strategy: N/A
1 Reflection: I went to the River Valley orientation for a while today. Specifically from 9:00 - 12:00. I took minimal notes during the time, but I learned a lot. The stuff I took notes on was specifically Financial Aid info, how to get textbooks, some tips they emphasized throughout the orientation, and some ideas I had to manage the 3 different college infrastructures. I think the main thing I am realizing is that keeping up with all the information structures is going to be difficult. So far, I know that KSC has email and canvas, I know River Valley has email, canvas, weather alerts, and SNHU has VLACS site notifications, and email. So that's at least 7 different sites/accounts I have to check daily. I'm trying to figure out what the best way to reduce this would be, and so far, I have reduced it to 5 things I need to check, because I will have email setup to be visible all at once on outlook for Mac.

Goal 2: Finish Physics Unit
2 Deadline: 3:00
2 Obstacle: College is priority today
2 Strategy: College is priority.
2 Reflection: I completed the physics lab and I'm pretty sure I got a 100%, so that was good.


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Weekly Goal 1: Presentation Finalized
Weekly Goal 2: Finish Forces
Weekly Goal 3: Be ready for gateway next Tuesday


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Goal 1: Presentation Slides Complete
1 Deadline: 3:00
1 Obstacle: A lot of work is required
1 Strategy: Work on it all day, as much as needed to complete it.
1 Reflection: I did not complete my presentation, but I came pretty close to completing all the scripts and stuff. I talked with Elizabeth and it was a productive meeting.

Goal 2: Wrap up Unit in Physics
2 Deadline: 3:00
2 Obstacle: Presentation requiring more time
2 Strategy: Work on the presentation, it is more important right now.
2 Reflection: I completed this goal and it really kickstarted my productivity with working on the presentation. I will probably start tomorrow by working on physics to make sure I am productive all day, and I will work on my presentation on the second half of the day.

Goal 3: Get coffee ASAP
3 Deadline: 10:00
3 Obstacle: Figuring out how
3 Strategy: Get brad to do it, he's full of energy.
3 Reflection: Thankfully, brad pulled through, and he got me coffee. I attribute my success today with work to this kind act.

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Weekly Goal 1: Presentation Finalized
Weekly Goal 2: Finish Forces
Weekly Goal 3: Be ready for gateway next Tuesday


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"Today's productivity is dedicated to Brad." :)

Sorry if I spooked you with my gateway feedback. Hopefully it actually saves time up front.
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Goal 1: 4 Presentation slides complete
1 Deadline: B1
1 Obstacle: Lacking creativity / inspiration
1 Strategy: Use the outline and create slides out of order
1 Reflection: I did really well with this goal, because I did essentially 150% of the goal completely. I completed 4 presentation slides with speaker notes, and have 4 extra ones that are partially complete. This presentation should be done over the weekend.

Goal 2: Physics Unit Complete
2 Deadline: B2
2 Obstacle: N/A
2 Strategy: Ask Elizabeth for help if needed
2 Reflection: Unfortunately, I spent a lot of time on the first exercise questions. So unfortunately I only completed one exercise. I was having difficulty with the order of operations (pemdas) because I didn't realize that rearranging the equation has to be before any operations especially if exponents are involved. So that was fun to figure out. Then there was also just a confusing problem I had to work through in block 3, where the context was weird and I thought there were assumptions to be made, but luckily, I was given velocity and distance, which I wasn't used to solving for. I was still trying to use the distance time equation (d = d + vt + 1/2 * at^2) when there was the other good equation (V = V + 2ad) that was better for my problem.

Goal 3: More Physics Unit complete OR Work on presentation
3 Deadline: B3
3 Obstacle: N/A
3 Strategy: Ask Elizabeth for help if needed
3 Reflection: Ok, so something else came up, which was signing up for my college courses. I needed to prioritize this for the majority of the block, but I got what I needed to get complete done. This was good and I was able to work a little on physics work after this. I also wrote my EoW during this period.

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Weekly Goal 1: Finalize Gateway Portfolio (Check!)
Reflection: This was amazing, I finished it on the first day of the week, and when I looked at it, it was completed within 24 hours of completing the first draft. I think that might be a record for the fastest feedback loop process for a 40 page paper. Finishing this early allowed me to work on starting my presentation which I have to have done by the end of this weekend.
Weekly Goal 2: Finish 2 Physics Units (check!)
Reflection: I finished this quite quickly, which was good. I was able to finish the first week, 1d kinematics. I am now on forces and I am doing vector math, and force equations with the whole newton law stuffs. I'm having fun with it, and I am hopefully going to ramp up the completion of the course over the next weeks. I plan to finish the forces week over the weekend.
Weekly Goal 3: Blackjack Environment Complete?
Reflection: I did not complete this, as I don't have any time restraints with this. There is no deadline for this project, and with the gateway and college courses coming up, I've got other important work to do.

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I don't think there are many things more frustrating than trying to type physics equations into a simple text editor :)

I'm glad we were able to come up with a trek follow up that works.
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Goal 1: Presentation outline complete
1 Deadline: 3:00
1 Obstacle: Physics / Tech crew tasks getting in the way
1 Strategy: Work on this after school if needed
1 Reflection: I was able to get this done today, and I don't think that the outline I have created will be very static. I think throughout creating the presentation, I will rearrange things that I will be going over chronologically, but I think I have the ideas and events that I want to go over in my presentation. I will be happy to work on my presentation tomorrow, during B1 and B3.

Goal 2: Do some physics work
2 Deadline: 3:00
2 Obstacle: Completing a unit may take a lot of time / require help
2 Strategy: Try to check in with Elizabeth during afternoon advisory
2 Reflection: I did alright with this goal, I came close to completing a unit in forces, but not quite a full unit. I did get even more comfortable with doing the work and it was fun to put my very limited background in trig to practical use.

Goal 3: Do tech crew tasks
3 Deadline: 3:00
3 Obstacle: N/A
3 Strategy: Work on other stuff if no tasks
3 Reflection: I did good with this one, I worked with Chris and communicated with the team to define this new procedure we have for reporting overdue tech / misuse.

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Weekly Goal 1: Finalize Gateway Portfolio (Check!)
Weekly Goal 2: Finish 2 Physics Units (check!)
Weekly Goal 3: Blackjack Environment Complete?


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I was hoping youd be in advisory so we could talk through your treks. Let's do this tomorrow morning.
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Goal 1: Finish Trek work
1 Deadline: B1 End
1 Obstacle: Other work needing to be done
1 Strategy: Focus on this in Block 1, if not, complete tomorrow
1 Reflection: I was able to complete this goal and I sent Elizabeth an email saying I was completed with this.

Goal 2: Unit complete in Forces
2 Deadline: B2
2 Obstacle: New concepts may be difficult
2 Strategy: Get help when needed
2 Reflection: Unfortunately, I took too long on a simple problem, and only got halfway through the unit. I did get help, but the help ended up confusing me more than was good, because I had an idea, it was shut down, and my idea was the right solution to the problem. Over complication at it's finest (and to no-one's fault).

Goal 3: Presentation outline complete
3 Deadline: B3
3 Obstacle: Other work conflicting
3 Strategy: Prioritize this over other work
3 Reflection: I didn't get an outline complete, but I think I have a start to a theme. I open by asking a question, and I think that will give me the drive to see the presentation through.

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Weekly Goal 1: Finalize Gateway Portfolio (Check!)
Weekly Goal 2: Finish 2 Physics Units (check!)
Weekly Goal 3: Blackjack Environment Complete?


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I hear you saying the complication was no one's fault, but I have to ask, did I make it more confusing?
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Goal 1: Trek EoDs complete
1 Deadline: 3:00
1 Obstacle: Remembering treks
1 Strategy: Look at search history, any photos, etc.
1 Reflection: I came very close to finishing this. I completed the MIT trek week EoDs, and was very close to finishing the MV trek as well.

Goal 2: Create Presentation theme and start outline
2 Deadline: 3:00
2 Obstacle: Trying to find the right theme that will fit with everything
2 Strategy: Look at quotes that I relate to
2 Reflection: I tried to find inspiration from quotes but I couldn't find anything worthwhile. Part of me thinks I could find some story instead, but I have to find something, and I will be working on this tomorrow.

Goal 3: Start blackjack project
3 Deadline: 3:00
3 Obstacle: Other work being too much
3 Strategy: Start it after school after I do some physics work
3 Reflection: I created the project directory so I am ready to start planning out how I will program the functions behind it. I plan to work on this after school when I get home.

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Weekly Goal 1: Finalize Gateway Portfolio (Check!)
Weekly Goal 2: Finish 2 Physics Units (check!)
Weekly Goal 3: Blackjack Environment Complete?


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This kind of format would make for a really funny graduation Gateway, don't you think?
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Goal 1: Finish Feedback on Gateway Portfolio
1 Deadline: B1
1 Obstacle: Distractions
1 Strategy: Coffee and Earphones. Move tables if necessary
1 Reflection: I completed this and did well. In fact I was able to complete the grammar edits today as well.

Goal 2: Unit complete in Physics
2 Deadline: B2
2 Obstacle: None
2 Strategy: Complete the two practice problems left
2 Reflection: I completed more than I expected, I was very successful. I finished the first week of the course, and hopefully I will be completing it at a faster pace than I am currently. I might have to drop the plans to do the art credits this quarter.

Goal 3: Blackjack functions started
3 Deadline: B3
3 Obstacle: Not knowing exactly what to do
3 Strategy: Refer to last project I worked on
3 Reflection: I did not work on this because I wanted to focus on completing my Gateway portfolio today, which I did. I then made sure I had a plan for this weeks ML commitment and it worked out well. The plan is to make an algorithm that will play blackjack, so this will allow me to do well with this project this week.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1: Finalize Gateway Portfolio (Check!)
Weekly Goal 2: Finish 2 Physics Units (check!)
Weekly Goal 3: Blackjack Environment Complete?


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If I only had this reflection to go by, I'd never realize quite silly you were during third block.
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Goal 1: Finish Gateway Portfolio Draft
1 Deadline: 10:00
1 Obstacle: Not given opportunity to work on it in school
1 Strategy: Deadline may have to be pushed to tomorrow morning. Plan for that if case, is to still get up to run at 5:30, eat big breakfast, and start working on projects by 8:30. Go to either brew bakers or keene state library if necessary.
1 Reflection: I unfortunately did not do as well with this goal that I hoped, only completing it on Sunday. That being said, I am happy with the results of the paper, and I feel like editing it should be quick.

Goal 2: Physics practice problems complete
2 Deadline: B2 End
2 Obstacle: More practice problems than expected
2 Strategy: Do as many as possible instead of completing.
2 Reflection: I did good with this goal, and I am close to finishing unit 3. The problem I am encountering is the course is really large, and I almost definitely won't finish it before August 27th. I will be working around the clock to get as much done as possible though, so I can be as successful as possible in my Physics class in KSC.

Goal 3: Write my EoW on time
3 Deadline: 3:00
3 Obstacle: Too busy on other work to write at once.
3 Strategy: When I finish tasks, update EoW with 5 minutes of writing in the OTHER section.
3 Reflection: I unfortunately did terrible with this goal, completing my EoW the following Monday. I think I was so caught up in working on my Portfolio and working on Physics I forgot about everything else, including my EoW.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1: Pace of work back up (Check!)
Reflection: I feel I am completing the level of work I would like to at a good pace. Finishing my Gateway Portfolio in the same week as my ELA Portfolio probably contributed to that as well. Also, working on physics problems and enjoying the level of work I was doing made me feel productive as well. The other thing that is helping me is every morning I wake up and instantly go on a ~1.5-2 mile run every morning, which wakes me up and speeds my morning routine. It also helps my fencing performance a lot, and that's the main reason I am doing it, however, the accelerated morning routine is a nice bonus. I will continue this trend next week.
Weekly Goal 2: Gateway Portfolio Finished (Check)
Reflection: As previously mentioned, I finished it on Sunday. Currently, I am getting feedback on it and will most likely finalize it this week, or if not, the grammar will be the only thing unfinished.
Weekly Goal 3: Final ELA Portfolio Finished (Check!)
Reflection: I completed this quickly this week by Tuesday, talking with Sarah and making sure the feedback loop process was efficient.



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This was a good productive half-week, and I am glad with the turnout of what I was able to complete over the week. Have a nice day today.
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Goal 1: Finish ELA Portfolio FINAL
1 Deadline: 3:00
1 Obstacle: Feedback from Sarah takes too long
1 Strategy: after school if necessary
1 Reflection: I crushed this goal today and I now have my ELA portfolio checked off completely on my official checklist, which feels great.

Goal 2: Tech Crew brainstorm
2 Deadline: 3:00
2 Obstacle: Other work distracting me
2 Strategy: Talk with other members of crew to update where we're at, move from there.
2 Reflection: I contributed a lot to the ideas that were discussed, and really understand what Tech Crew is doing and how I am able to help out.

Goal 3: GP Learning op done
3 Deadline: 3:00
3 Obstacle: No time if other goals take too long
3 Strategy: Is ok, if not finished today, work on it tonight and finish GP tomorrow.
3 Reflection: Yeah, the brainstorm and the ELA Portfolio took up all of my time unfortunately, which was, well, unfortunate. I have full confidence I will be able to finish my Portfolio by Thursday Morning, and I will be able to revise it Thursday. I have it all planned out on my to do list, so I'm not worried.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1: Pace of work back up (Check!)
Weekly Goal 2: Gateway Portfolio Finished
Weekly Goal 3: Final ELA Portfolio Finished (Check!)



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who do you have lined up for those Thursday revisions? Just make sure you're budgeting for feedback time.
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Goal 1: Meet with Elizabeth
1 Deadline: B1
1 Obstacle: Not really applicable
1 Strategy: Get on queue during block 1
1 Reflection: I did a good job with this goal because I talked with Elizabeth and I took notes on our meeting. I know what I have to work on this week, what I'm focusing on specifically, and when I am gatewaying.

Goal 2: Physics Unit 2 Begin
2 Deadline: B2
2 Obstacle: Other work distracting me
2 Strategy: Make sure I get to a finishing point during break
2 Reflection: During block 2 I worked with the class for all block, but unfortunately I was having trouble using the classes website. This made me not get the amount of work I wanted to complete done, but I did what I could.

Goal 3: Meet with Jill about blackjack
3 Deadline: B3
3 Obstacle: Not available
3 Strategy: If not available, send email and work on Bio project
3 Reflection: I have the green light from Jill about the project, I feel confident that I can work on it independently and have her assess it during the start of Phase 4

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1: Pace of work back up
Weekly Goal 2: Gateway Portfolio Finished
Weekly Goal 3: Final ELA Portfolio Finished



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Today was a good day, I feel like I will have a productive three day week, then I will do well working remotely on my 4 day weekend.
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Thanks for the email to do list. It's not as scary as I anticipated...
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Full EoW for MV Trek
In Martha’s Vineyard, I learned a couple tips in order to stay productive while being on vacation. Ironically, I learned the tips by not being productive. I set the goal to finish my Gateway Portfolio, ELA Portfolio, and work on some computer applications, so my definition of productive would be if I completed my goals during my stay. Though, throughout my vacation, I made a couple mistakes, which was due to my focus on the previous week at MIT. Mistakes included not creating schedules, not maintaining routines, and not setting daily goals.
I was really focused with physical fitness and fencing. So, during my stay on the island, I was focused on running, eating, and the watching the current World Fencing Championships live streams. So, my mindset was focused on those areas, and I was indeed productive in pursuing those accidental goals. I created a medal analysis of the US Fencing Team in the World Championships and Olympics dating back to 1930, and I ran every day and have improved my pace with each run. However, these weren’t my goals, so in reflection, I needed to do a couple things differently.
First, I needed to convey to the people I was vacationing with that I did need to work on things and get certain assignments done. I failed to do this, so others did not take it seriously when I stated that I needed to work over doing other things like going to the beach.
Another thing that would have helped would be if I set up a specific area for me to work on my projects. As previously known, I work better in different environments, such as my desk, the library, or school. If I set a location in the house for me to work on school work and do nothing else, I know that I would have been a lot more successful during my stay. Finally, what didn’t help was the differences to life at home. I drank maybe 1 cup of coffee per day, I had to wait for others to wake up in order to start my day, and didn’t have any sense of scheduling things.
So, in the future, on a trek or vacation, I will do the following things:
I will create a schedule, where the first 2-3 hours of the day are dedicated to working at a designated desk.
I will keep a rough routine throughout the day where I am using my to do checklists, checking my competency checklists regularly.
I will set goals at the beginning of the week, and for longer treks create a timeline in order to organize what I need to complete by the end of vacation. I will also share this info with anyone I’m vacationing with, to hold myself accountable.
In order to accomodate for my unproductivity, I will ensure the next couple of days at MC2 will be very productive. This is because my deadline to be ready for my gateway is about two weeks after I get back from vacation. I will need to manage multiple projects and ensure they are completed by certain deadlines. Doing this will be essential, as my gateway presentation is scheduled for August 21st. I need to finish my Portfolio and my presentation in this short amount of time, however, I am doing well with progress so far. I have completed my Gateway Portfolio, and I have started my presentation as of August 8th.
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replacement day 4
Full thing here, current version is cut off at 200 words: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ove5iDLj9gZQn9GKk02wPEQz--T1Tvwm9OV-25VeKw0/edit?usp=sharing

In Martha’s Vineyard, I learned a couple tips in order to stay productive while being on vacation. Ironically, I learned the tips by not being productive. I set the goal to finish my Gateway Portfolio, ELA Portfolio, and work on some computer applications, so my definition of productive would be if I completed my goals during my stay. Though, throughout my vacation, I made a couple mistakes, which was due to my focus on the previous week at MIT. Mistakes included not creating schedules, not maintaining routines, and not setting daily goals.
I was really focused with physical fitness and fencing. So, during my stay on the island, I was focused on running, eating, and the watching the current World Fencing Championships live streams. So, my mindset was focused on those areas, and I was indeed productive in pursuing those accidental goals. I created a medal analysis of the US Fencing Team in the World Championships and Olympics dating back to 1930, and I ran every day and have improved my pace with each run. However, these weren’t my goals, so in reflection, I needed to do a couple things differently.
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replacement day 3
Full thing here, current version is cut off at 200 words: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ove5iDLj9gZQn9GKk02wPEQz--T1Tvwm9OV-25VeKw0/edit?usp=sharing

In Martha’s Vineyard, I learned a couple tips in order to stay productive while being on vacation. Ironically, I learned the tips by not being productive. I set the goal to finish my Gateway Portfolio, ELA Portfolio, and work on some computer applications, so my definition of productive would be if I completed my goals during my stay. Though, throughout my vacation, I made a couple mistakes, which was due to my focus on the previous week at MIT. Mistakes included not creating schedules, not maintaining routines, and not setting daily goals.
I was really focused with physical fitness and fencing. So, during my stay on the island, I was focused on running, eating, and the watching the current World Fencing Championships live streams. So, my mindset was focused on those areas, and I was indeed productive in pursuing those accidental goals. I created a medal analysis of the US Fencing Team in the World Championships and Olympics dating back to 1930, and I ran every day and have improved my pace with each run. However, these weren’t my goals, so in reflection, I needed to do a couple things differently.
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Replacement day 2
Full thing here, current version is cut off at 200 words: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ove5iDLj9gZQn9GKk02wPEQz--T1Tvwm9OV-25VeKw0/edit?usp=sharing

In Martha’s Vineyard, I learned a couple tips in order to stay productive while being on vacation. Ironically, I learned the tips by not being productive. I set the goal to finish my Gateway Portfolio, ELA Portfolio, and work on some computer applications, so my definition of productive would be if I completed my goals during my stay. Though, throughout my vacation, I made a couple mistakes, which was due to my focus on the previous week at MIT. Mistakes included not creating schedules, not maintaining routines, and not setting daily goals.
I was really focused with physical fitness and fencing. So, during my stay on the island, I was focused on running, eating, and the watching the current World Fencing Championships live streams. So, my mindset was focused on those areas, and I was indeed productive in pursuing those accidental goals. I created a medal analysis of the US Fencing Team in the World Championships and Olympics dating back to 1930, and I ran every day and have improved my pace with each run. However, these weren’t my goals, so in reflection, I needed to do a couple things differently.
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Full thing here, current version is cut off at 200 words: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ove5iDLj9gZQn9GKk02wPEQz--T1Tvwm9OV-25VeKw0/edit?usp=sharing

In Martha’s Vineyard, I learned a couple tips in order to stay productive while being on vacation. Ironically, I learned the tips by not being productive. I set the goal to finish my Gateway Portfolio, ELA Portfolio, and work on some computer applications, so my definition of productive would be if I completed my goals during my stay. Though, throughout my vacation, I made a couple mistakes, which was due to my focus on the previous week at MIT. Mistakes included not creating schedules, not maintaining routines, and not setting daily goals.
I was really focused with physical fitness and fencing. So, during my stay on the island, I was focused on running, eating, and the watching the current World Fencing Championships live streams. So, my mindset was focused on those areas, and I was indeed productive in pursuing those accidental goals. I created a medal analysis of the US Fencing Team in the World Championships and Olympics dating back to 1930, and I ran every day and have improved my pace with each run. However, these weren’t my goals, so in reflection, I needed to do a couple things differently.
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MIT EoW, final day
At MIT, I learned a lot about my real limits, pushing myself farther every day. I had many experienced coaches to guide me, including head coaches of MIT, Brandeis, Haverford, a member from the US Saber National Team, and two Olympians. Needless to say, there was a huge opportunity for me to learn. In order, each day of camp consisted of: showering, eating, stretching, working out, eating, fencing, eating, reflecting, stretching, and sleeping. This was a lot, considering we were physically active for eight hours each day. Every minute my muscles were sore, I was out of breath, and I wished some part of me would give up and go home. But through the pain, my goal of improving overcame all the complaints or doubts. There would be moments where the adrenaline of outsmarting my opponent would push everything aside, reminding me of why I was there in the first place.

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At MIT Fencing camp, I gained many skills and met many people that helped me improve. On the first day, I already was worried I was not going to be cut out for the camp. I mean, I was doing just as well as other kids, but I was convinced I was using more energy to do the same things. This, was probably right in the end, but that was kind of the point, considering I had no exposure to do the right things from my local fencing club. Right at the end of the first day, while I was running laps, I thought I had made it, but my left calf suddenly didn’t feel so good. Then, I couldn’t run, and I fell down. Turns out I had just pulled a muscle, and I was fine after, but it really hurt. For the remainder of camp, my calf still was hurting 24/7, but I learned to overcome the pain. For the remainder of the camp, I learned that I was able to really adapt really well, and there were a fair amount of people I was able to beat in matches consistently. I didn’t really build any reputations with coaches or other people outside of hanging out in dorms, but I did make some cool friends that I keep in contact with to this day. There were people from the UK, Dubai, and Taiwan. The other big thing I kept a lot of track of in camp was the food I was eating. I made sure that each meal I had a ton of carbs, eating lots and lots of rice. I also made sure to eat protein and some fats, but very little of them. I stayed away from anything that made me feel sick. I think paying attention to food in this level of detail was a good fuel for me to keep going because it let my body recover faster from working out 8 hours daily. MIT Fencing camp was a wonderful experience that allowed me to improve my physical capabilities in fencing, with focus on mental improvements as well.
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Fencing Camp Day 4
Hi Elizabeth,

So I just arrived at my fencing camp and I just realized that I won’t really have a huge amount of time to be taking EoD’s throughout the day. I am planning however to take notes about my fencing performance that won’t meet the 200 word requirement. Is this ok? I’ll also write an EoW when I get back.

Thanks!

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Perfectly fine. Thanks for letting me know. Enjoy the camp!

Thanks,

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Fencing Camp Day 3
Hi Elizabeth,

So I just arrived at my fencing camp and I just realized that I won’t really have a huge amount of time to be taking EoD’s throughout the day. I am planning however to take notes about my fencing performance that won’t meet the 200 word requirement. Is this ok? I’ll also write an EoW when I get back.

Thanks!

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Perfectly fine. Thanks for letting me know. Enjoy the camp!

Thanks,

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Fencing Camp Day 2
Hi Elizabeth,

So I just arrived at my fencing camp and I just realized that I won’t really have a huge amount of time to be taking EoD’s throughout the day. I am planning however to take notes about my fencing performance that won’t meet the 200 word requirement. Is this ok? I’ll also write an EoW when I get back.

Thanks!

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Perfectly fine. Thanks for letting me know. Enjoy the camp!

Thanks,

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Fencing camp day 1
Hi Elizabeth,

So I just arrived at my fencing camp and I just realized that I won’t really have a huge amount of time to be taking EoD’s throughout the day. I am planning however to take notes about my fencing performance that won’t meet the 200 word requirement. Is this ok? I’ll also write an EoW when I get back.

Thanks!

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Perfectly fine. Thanks for letting me know. Enjoy the camp!

Thanks,

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Goal 1: 2 Pages of gateway portfolio
1 Deadline: B1?
1 Obstacle: Not enough time to complete 2 whole pages
1 Strategy: work through break and use B3 if necessary.
1 Reflection: I completed this task during block 1. I completed the introduction for the first learning opportunity, and I am making good progress.

Goal 2: AP Physics Segment
2 Deadline: B2
2 Obstacle: Don't know how to define a segment
2 Strategy: Split the course up by weeks or units
2 Reflection: I completed unit number 1, it was very basic and nothing new when it came to concepts, so it was very boring. Hopefully, unit 2 will be a lot more inspiring for me and engaging.

Goal 3: PredPrey dot architecture done
3 Deadline: B3
3 Obstacle: Rules may be difficult to implement on screen.
3 Strategy: Use Wiki / look at GitHub??
3 Reflection: I kind of got it done, I mean this was a subjective goal either way. I don't think with programming this stuff there would really be any 1 hour long tasks that I can plan out with python.

--------Weekly Goals--------

Weekly Goal 1: Get work that was done over break utilized
Reflection: I did this during this week, I submitted my ELA Portfolio, I showed my college essay, started the ML stuff, Humanities Portfolio, and probably more than that which I can't remember off the top of my head.

Weekly Goal 2: Gateway Portfolio Draft Complete
Reflection: I did not meet this goal, as I started a lot more projects than I originally intended. However, I did make progress on the gateway portfolio, and the overall amount of work that I completed during this week is equal to this work being done.

Weekly Goal 3: Have work to bring to camp
Reflection: I do have work to bring to camp, and I am definitely prepared to work if needed. The only problem is that the instructor never got back to me, so I don't really know what to do in order to bring work.



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B2: Start course #1
B3: Github Repo Bio
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This week was good, I completed a lot of work, possibly the equivalent of 2 weeks of last quarter. I feel like this quarter will be the most productive so far, despite the amount of trek days I'll have. I am tackling a lot of advanced concepts and I am also really pushing myself to be constantly in a state of working and only working. This week I may have had only really a combined 10 hours of free time, which we all know is unproductive. So, in conclusion, I am looking forwards to the rest of this quarter, and I am really excited to start phase four.

Okay so for the last 40 words. I am really excited about the MIT fencing camp, as I am going to learn so much about the sport while I'm there, and I also will learn a lot about specific exercises that will improve my performance.
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Awesome analysis Walker. Just out of curiosity how are you feeling about the move to my advisory? What's working and what would you change?
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Goal 1: Organize iPads
1 Deadline: 3:00
1 Obstacle: Configurator doesn't work
1 Strategy: If configurator broken, get someone to help with reading serial #'s
1 Reflection: I was able to complete this goal with the help of connor. We now have a clean front portion of our desk in the room. That won't last long.

Goal 2: Study Bias Neuron's purpose / functionality
2 Deadline: 3:00
2 Obstacle: Other work distracting me
2 Strategy: Complete this before I begin other work, other than iPads.
2 Reflection: I wasn't able to complete this by 3:00, because other issues kept showing up throughout the day with technology breaking and all of that fun stuff. I am doing it after school so I will finish this today.

Goal 3: Complete 2 weeks of IT course
3 Deadline: 3:00
3 Obstacle: it will absolutely be boring
3 Strategy: take notes with iPad Pro, which will make it livable.
3 Reflection: again, I did not have the time today to zone out and do this work. So, I will attempt to do this at the end of the day, but If I don't finish it that's fine, this was a low-priority goal anyways.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1: Get work that was done over break utilized
Weekly Goal 2: Gateway Portfolio Draft Complete
Weekly Goal 3: Have work to bring to camp



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B1: 5 learning opps chosen, intro 100% complete
B2: Start course #1
B3: Github Repo Bio
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Response to your question Elizabeth, I do more big-picture progress reports typically in my EoW's, so that will be covered at the end of the week.
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Excellent, I look forward to reading that. I appreciate the honesty and your obstacles as you reflect on your goals.
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Goal 1: Gateway Portfolio Intro Complete
1 Deadline: B1
1 Obstacle: Distractions?
1 Strategy: Drink coffee and keep earbuds in. Move if necessary, but this is unlikely.
1 Reflection: I completed approximately 95% of my intro, I want to talk to Elizabeth about my learning opportunity selections, which prevented me from completing the last 5%. I will try to talk with her briefly before block 2.

Goal 2: Find a method where studying MIT OCW will be most effective
2 Deadline: B2
2 Obstacle: Material may be difficult to complete
2 Strategy: If obstacle, plan to regularly meet with Elizabeth with questions of concepts
2 Reflection: So I found a better course on edx based on teaching AP Physics I, which will be effective for me. I enrolled this block, and I am set to start the course next Friday. In the extra time that I had during this block, I was able to complete all of my other personal trello tasks, and anything that will require collaboration will be talked about with Elizabeth block 3.

Goal 3: Bio & Probability PF proposals done
3 Deadline: B3
3 Obstacle: Disconnect with what I can do vs. Competencies earned
3 Strategy: Meet with Elizabeth and request C3 standards / whatever official platform is.
3 Reflection: Both proposals are requested in PF, and I have started the project environment for the bio project idea.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1: Get work that was done over break utilized
Weekly Goal 2: Gateway Portfolio Draft Complete
Weekly Goal 3: Have work to bring to camp



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B3: Github Repo Bio
Other:

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I completed all of my trello tasks, today was good.
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Hey there, still getting used to this format. Not critique, just observation. The one thing that's missing, and maybe you account for it when the EOWs roll around, is some kind of meta-analysis. Where you step "outside" the discrete reflections and look for trends, etc. Do you tend to do those on Friday?
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Goal 1: Get iPads organized
1 Deadline: 3:00
1 Strategy: use configurator to find Serial #
1 Reflection: I tried to use configurator, but it bugged out a lot and it was super slow to check off iPads. I got all of the current student iPads back and organized but the ones unassigned were unable to be completed, I pushed this task to next Thursday.

Goal 2: email Jarek
2 Deadline: 12:00
2 Strategy: send list of questions and be straight to the point.
2 Reflection: What better way to display this goal than to share what I sent?

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Hi Jaroslaw,

I’m enrolled for the MIT fencing camp, and I have a couple questions regarding bringing my laptop. For a quick background, I’m coming from a year-round charter school, and it would be favorable to have the last hours of the day available to work on school work if possible, but it is not a requirement.

My questions:
1. Do campers typically use laptops with their time at the end of the day?
2. Are the Dorm rooms locked?
3. Do you personally think working on school work will detract from learning fencing?

Thanks!
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This met my goal because it was short and to the point, and it gave him a brief understanding of why this is something I am asking.

Goal 3: Create independent project proposal for ML
3 Deadline: 3:00
3 Strategy: Utilize commitment structure as the projectt
3 Reflection: I submitted the proposal in PF to Elizabeth, and I think it is a solid idea based on an already ongoing project. I already have systems to set myself up for success, so I have no doubt in my mind that this project will be great.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1: Study Bias Neuron's purpose
Weekly Goal 2: Gateway Portfolio Draft Complete
Weekly Goal 3: Have work to bring to camp



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B1: Portfolio Title and table of contents complete
B2: None
B3: Plan science competency projects.

Other:

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I like your email. If it isn't sent yet, I'd recommend adding just one more sentence reiterating your commitment to following through with the "spirit" of the camp. Something about how you're looking forward to camp and want to get the most out of it and appreciate any advice they can give on the topic.

In general, in the future, I look for EODs by 7:30 unless there are extenuating circumstances. I don't usually have the flexibility to respond to them the next morning. Thanks for understanding.
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Goal 1: Work on chem portfolio if time
1 Deadline: B3 End
1 Strategy: If time in block, listen to music and focus on Chem portfolio
1 Reflection: I was able to work on the feedback during block 3. I only responded to one comment, but each comment was a lot of work, so it was good progress and was an appropriate amount of work to complete.

Goal 2: Figure out classes
2 Deadline: B3 End
2 Strategy: Get class list, come up with ideas for completion of course
2 Reflection: I was able to figure out every single one of my classes in block 1 with Elizabeth. I have sent her an email of what she has to complete, and what I have to do is outlined in notes. Here's what I wrote down:

- Block 1 will be gateway until week 5, then changes to art portfolio
- Block 2 will be essentially Pre-Physics
- Block 3 will be Probability & Biology

Goal 3: [IMPORTANT] New Advisory Proposal
3 Deadline: 3:00
3 Strategy: Write request in this goal's reflection.
3 Reflection: I am officially requesting an advisory change from Jason's old advisory to Elizabeth's, as it will allow me to bring out my full potential. As known, I am working diligently to qualify for competitive technical colleges and I believe that Elizabeth will allow me to study STEM courses at an efficient rate. I also believe that staying in an advisory with a new staff member has the potential to hold me back, as I was hoping to gateway around week 5 this quarter.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1: Study Bias Neuron's purpose
Weekly Goal 2: Gateway Portfolio Draft Complete
Weekly Goal 3: Have work to bring to camp



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B3: Plan science competency projects.

Other:

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You wore us down. Welcome to my advisory.
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Walker...Welcome to our advisory!
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As a member of Nate's advisory: Welcome to Elizabeth's advisory Walker. Avoid talk about fish and you'll do well. I find replacing the word 'fish' with 'science' yields the best results. For example:

Student A: What should we get for lunch?
Student B: Channeling my inner Brit, I was thinking we might go for some-
*Elizabeth walks over*
Student B: .... Science, and chips.
*Elizabeth nods with approval*
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This quarter has been really great. The sheer amount of work that I have completed has been going great, and my plans for the future with getting ready for college are going really well. I created a list of accomplishments this quarter that I have been able to complete. This would be my research project, wellness portfolio, progress in math EK, 3 treks, internship, college visits, SATs, stats portfolio, geometry portfolio, and designed world choice. Then, with competencies, I earned Dimensions & Modeling, Human Population, Human-Environment Interactions, Geographic Representations, Causation & Argumentation, and American Change, Continuity, Context. I’m sure I’m also missing a couple competencies or reading logs here or there but regardless, it’s been good. I mentioned last quarter on how I was learning how to be an efficient worker and I was applying my efficient work ethic, but I think the volume of work I completed is child’s play compared to this quarter. I have to attribute this to becoming independent with driving, something I did not have an availability to do before. Being completely independent in my schedule has allowed me to be proactive in planning my days, making sure that I am setting aside time to work on school work outside of school, which brings me to point two. I implemented a schedule, and pretty much always followed it precisely. Every Monday, I studied and went to fencing, Every Tuesday & Thursday, I studied and worked out, Every Wednesday, I had free time and went to fencing, Every Friday was free time, but I frequently used it for studying. So, because of this, I was studying/working an extra 2 hours every day compared to other students, something that correlates with Elon Musk’s work ethic (I’ve been reading a book about him). Essentially, what takes me normally a week to complete is reduced to about half a week at this point. So, now it’s established that I can handle large amounts of work in short periods of time, I think that I need to apply this skill that I know that I have now and take a bunch of college courses Fall and Spring Semester. Everyone who I have discussed this idea with is on board, agreeing that I will have a stronger college application for applying to some of the Universities that I am hoping so much to attend. This is essential for me to do as my SAT scores were lacking, only scoring a low 1120. Almost all of my target universities I am applying to fall between an expected SAT score range of 1300 - 1400 so I’m a bit worried. My plan is to take all of these college courses, really familiarize myself with math, and read more complex material, and to study for the SAT using Kahn Academy’s SAT prep program, and actually utilize it for the upcoming months (not weeks) before my selected SAT date. I will be looking at the latest SAT before the end of the year that I can take in order to prepare myself as much as possible, but not too late as I need to apply to colleges by the end of the year as well. I will also be planning a bunch of other ways I can beat my competition for applying to colleges, but for now, I think that my current plans will suffice. Jesus I’m only at 561 words. So, a little bit more about the college courses that I will be taking. I plan to take an applied Trig & Algebra class, a Pre-Calculus class, Physics I, Calculus, and AP Computer Science. There might be a sixth one but that will most likely depend on my performance during the fall semester. I probably will take a sixth one, and it probably will be another Computer Science Course if one’s available. Let’s see, I also plan to complete my Google IT Certification over break, I plan to do a bunch of stuff next quarter, which I’ll get into later, and I also will be continuing to be active, which I have been less so during the end of the quarter, but it is a conscious decision and I still find time to bike around keene every couple days so I’m not too too worried about getting back into my gym habits once my schedule clears up a tiny bit. I’ll also probably pick up some golf during one of my treks which might be nice, and another college sport I could try out, some people were saying if I did it regularly I might have a shot (ha) at being good. Alright, so down to the nitty-gritty details about my plan for next quarter. During the second two weeks (16th - 27th) of the quarter I plan to be gone on a couple treks. The first trek will be going to the Cambridge fencing camp at MIT, with amazing fencing coaches from all over the boston area. I’m really excited for this, because it will teach me just how bad I really am when it actually comes to fencing, and I will learn a ton on how to improve. I will be making sure to really think deeply about my performance as an athlete, and to ask a ton of questions to my coaches during the process. Then, after MIT, I am going down to Martha’s Vineyard to have a relaxing (relatively, I will be working a ton still) vacation by the water. It will also be nice because I will be able to drive, which was something that was always sort of limiting on those vacations. During Summer Quarter, I plan to mainly complete 5 things, or 6 if I have more time than I think. Mainly, I need to gateway next quarter, as I think that will be the most efficient way of handling work. I also want to complete a bunch of unfinished portfolios, being the Chemistry, Probability, and Biology portfolios. During this process, I want to complete a Art portfolio, and another Art portfolio if I have time. I have rough plans for every single item that I want to complete, and I remain unworried about my ambitious goals for next quarter.


UPDATE: Quick reminder, this was written before doc week, so the list of accomplishments is a little incomplete, and I don't exactly remember if I said anything about plans for summer break. My plan for summer break is to complete my ELA portfolio, the Secondary option checks, and finally finish roughly maybe half or if possible all of my P3 Gateway Portfolio / Presentation
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Goal 1 : Write up GRP Proposal
1 Deadline : 3;00
1 Strategy : Write in Jason's advisory
1 Reflection : I was able to complete this today, and I went through one round of feedback with Sarah. I plan to work a little bit more on this today and hopefully get the proposal approved.

Goal 2 : Start Personal Finance Competencies
2 Deadline : 8:00
2 Strategy : Use that cash flow chart somehow in some way in some format
2 Reflection : I did this, and I compared my budget now and my budget in two possible career paths, one having a college degree, and the other without a college degree. I plan to talk about this little write-up tomorrow with Jason preferably in the AM.

Goal 3 : All Dual Enrollment Applications sent
3 Deadline : 3:00
3 strategy : Give RV app to Chris, get envelope for VLACS
3 Reflection : I was able to complete this, the RV application is done, and so is the VLACS. Both the RV and VLACS applications are en route to their appropriate colleges.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : Work on Trello Tasks



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B2 : Geographic Representations
B3 :
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Goal 1 : Tech Check
1 Deadline : 3:00
1 Strategy : Do it during advisory and afternoon advisory
1 Reflection : Tech check went pretty well, I was able to do it mostly by myself and get the majority of students. It went well.

Goal 2 : Write up Reading Logs
2 Deadline : 3:00
2 Strategy : Do this after initial tech check
2 Reflection : I was able to complete this goal, and I took some time to read some more of C'thulhu so that went well.

Goal 3 : Clean the tech room
3 Deadline : 3:00
3 strategy : clean after advisory tech check
3 Reflection : I did this, and I was able to clean the room a sufficient amount.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : Psych Project Notes & draft of paper (complete)
Weekly Goal 2 : Math Portfolios (Waiting for feedback)
Weekly Goal 3 : Any other assigned work


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Today was pretty good, I got what I hoped to get done completed by the end of the day, so I'd call that a win. I didn't have a lot of coffee so I was falling asleep all day so I didn't do that amazing amounts of work.
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I got your reading logs.

Whenever I don't have coffee, I feel the same way.
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Goal 1 : Practice presentation
1 Deadline : 3:00
1 Strategy : Small Room or something
1 Reflection : I did this, I just sat in the back of the tech room and spoke it through, and that worked perfectly as preparation, didn't need anyone to give me feedback before presenting.

Goal 2 : Work on B2 Project : Geographic Representations
2 Deadline : 3:00
2 Strategy : Listen to a ton of music
2 Reflection : I finished the first prompt and I plan to complete the second prompt tomorrow. I also participated in the docathlon and helped our advisory remain in first place. So that went well too.

Goal 3 : Present well
3 Deadline : 3:00
3 Strategy : Practice / Goal 1
3 Reflection : Well, I got life long on my presentation, with no feedback on any negative / recommendations / critique. I probably did the best possible that I was able to do on said presentation, so I'm happy.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : Psych Project Notes & draft of paper (complete)
Weekly Goal 2 : Math Portfolios (Waiting for feedback)
Weekly Goal 3 : Any other assigned work


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Goal 1 : Finish B2 Independent project
1 Deadline : 3:00
1 Strategy : Music / Coffee / Desk setup
1 Reflection : I did not work on this until after lunch. This was because I was on shift for the first half of the day.
UPDATE : I did not do this, and instead, I worked on other essential work that I wanted to start. I have a scholarships.com account and I also have a big ol' spreadsheet of a bunch of college information on it. I will most likely finish this project tonight or tomorrow.

Goal 2 : Finish all application work
2 Deadline : 3:00
2 Strategy : Print most things before school starts
2 Reflection : I printed out a ton of applications, and I have the letters of Recommendation for them as well. All that's left is to get signatures / checks from my mom

Goal 3 : Check off all of green sheet
3 Deadline : 9:00
3 Strategy : Check everything off
3 Reflection : Everything's checked off.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : Psych Project Notes & draft of paper (complete)
Weekly Goal 2 : Math Portfolios (Waiting for feedback)
Weekly Goal 3 : Any other assigned work


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Goal 1 : Plan new pre-college selection
1 Deadline : B1
1 Strategy : Do thoughtful work before, then do mindless work during class
1 Reflection : I was able to complete this. Based on the new parameters, I have a new plan where I have the ultimate compromise for the within-keene restriction. I will be applying for some VLACs courses along with physics & math courses.

Goal 2 : Finish Geographic Representations Assignment
2 Deadline : Saturday Morning
2 Strategy : Caffeine
2 Reflection : I didn't finish it within the school day, but I'm feeling good about it, and I am pretty confident that I will finish it by tomorrow morning as long as I work on it tonight.

Goal 3 : Goal 2 - Complete note-taking
3 Deadline : B3
3 Strategy : Music & No Distractions
3 Reflection : I almost got this done, but I did not finish the third article, and technically, when I made this goal, it was only for the second source, so I did pretty good.

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Weekly Goal 1 : Psych Project Notes & draft of paper (complete)
Weekly Goal 2 : Math Portfolios (Waiting for feedback)
Weekly Goal 3 : Any other assigned work


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Lifelong habits [9]
Okay, so for my lifelong habit proposal this week, I looked at the many options that I have for pre-collegiate work, and I made a detailed course selection, and dealt with much conflict. After it was all over, I was able to create a schedule and list of all of the classes that I will be taking, and have a rough plan for when I will be sending my college application to my selected universities. I still need to plan specifically when I plan to retake the SATs, and what I need to highlight on any college application. Also, I need to specifically plan what my plan for next quarter is in order for me to prepare myself for the classes.

This was a pretty good week, I have literally all of my work for this quarter done at the time of this EoW minus my EoQ, and my B2 independent project. This will be good for doc week, as I expect I may be getting some feedback on some projects, and then I will be working on any remaining portfolio write-up work. I plan to also finish at least my B2 independent project today, and I also plan to complete my EoQ over the weekend with relative ease. I am excited for my future, as I have been increasing the output of my work each quarter exponentially, and as I find out more and more about how to independently work, I will continue this growth. I will also be measuring my quarters by the amount of checks done per / time so I can get a fun statistic on my performance for a year, however, the college classes will act as a limiter for that study.
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Goal 1 : Select River Valley Courses
1 Deadline : 12:00
1 Strategy : Call KSC and plan about functions & modeling / trig; look at river valley courses
1 Reflection : I called Both the river valley and keene state college offices and both did not return my call. I chose courses based on assumed information because of this.
UPDATE : Keene state called back, and they stated there was no conflict with taking courses with River Valley and KSC. They also mentioned that letters will be sent out next week.

Goal 2 : Work on Geographic Representations Project After School
2 Deadline : 8:00
2 Strategy : Work @ brew bakers or @ home after going to the co-op
2 Reflection : I think that I will at least get 1 page of this assignment complete by the end of the day.

Goal 3 : Reimage iPads
3 Deadline : 3:00
3 Strategy : 2 at a time
3 Reflection : at a rate of 2 per 30 minutes, the highest I could get it, I did as much as I was capable of doing today.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : Psych Project Notes & draft of paper (complete)
Weekly Goal 2 : Math Portfolios
Weekly Goal 3 : Any other assigned work


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Goal 1 : Have Nate look at the historical sources defense
1 Deadline : B1
1 Strategy : Talk to Nate during break
1 Reflection : I told him to do this and sent him an email. Time will only tell if this will work out.

Goal 2 : Complete Psych Project; self-Edit paper, complete annotated Bibliography
2 Deadline : B2
2 Strategy : Use time in class
2 Reflection : I was able to complete the annotated bibliography, and then I worked on the Geography Representations Competency.

Goal 3 : Ensure Math portfolios will be completed this quarter.
3 Deadline : B3
3 Strategy : Try to meet with Alaura during lunch? If not, try after school.
3 Reflection : I did this. I talked with Chris and an email was sent, so I expect it will be done this quarter. After this, I worked on my quarterly presentation, and completed it. I talked a little bit with Sarah about college, and I organized all of my paper.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : Psych Project Notes & draft of paper (complete)
Weekly Goal 2 : Math Portfolios
Weekly Goal 3 : Any other assigned work


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Goal 1 : Create list of work completed for quarterly
1 Deadline : 3:00
1 Strategy : look at previous EoDs and PF for projects that I have worked on / completed
1 Reflection : I was able to do this and I created my artifacts that I will use for my presentation.

Goal 2 : Get all tech crew tasks completed
2 Deadline : 3:00
2 Strategy : Work on them first thing and make sure others are also helping
2 Reflection :Apple configurator broke today, so I wasn't able to get anything done, as that was pretty much the only and most important thing that needed to be checked off on the list.

Goal 3 : Write paragraph of Psych project
3 Deadline : 5:00
3 Strategy : Work at either brew bakers or KSC
3 Reflection : I have yet to read into the future and know how I did with this, and I want to submit my EoD today, so we'll just say that I did all right with this goal.

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Weekly Goal 1 : Psych Project Notes & draft of paper
Weekly Goal 2 : Math Portfolios
Weekly Goal 3 : Any other assigned work


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Goal 1 : B1 any assigned work
1 Deadline : B1
1 Strategy : Drink coffee and take notes
1 Reflection : I completed this goal well, as I was able to keep up with the rest of class. I plan to finish the assignment after school today, if not tomorrow.

Goal 2 : Psych Project Most of Notes complete
2 Deadline : B2
2 Strategy : Don't be distracted by anything.
2 Reflection : I didn't really complete my notes, but I started my paper. I figure I just have to jump into it or I won't get it done this quarter.

Goal 3 : Math portfolios, if time, Psych project
3 Deadline : B3
3 Strategy : If alaura did look at it, complete any feedback
3 Reflection : I finished the feedback (1 comment) before class. I talked to Sarah and Jason about my frustrations with this, and after that, I wrote more on my b1 work, as I didn't have enough time to take more notes or write more of my paper.

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Weekly Goal 2 : Math Portfolios
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Goal 1 : Do any assigned work
1 Deadline : B1
1 Strategy : Take notes
1 Reflection : I partook in class and I talked about many ideas surrounding the current events with the NLRA vs FAA debate.

Goal 2 : Complete another source
2 Deadline : B2
2 Strategy : Take Notes
2 Reflection : I did not complete it, but I found another source that will be super great for my project. This source will have a ton of information in order to support my claim. I should be able to finish all of my research by the end of next week tops.

Goal 3 : Finish math portfolio feedback
3 Deadline : B3
3 Strategy : Do it
3 Reflection : I finished the feedback, I sent alaura an email, and talked with her in person, and she said she'll take a look at my portfolios next Monday.

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Weekly Goal 1 : Stay ahead of B1 work (Done)
Weekly Goal 2 : Complete all note taking B2 project
Weekly Goal 3 : Coursera networking complete (Weekend)


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So, this week was a good one, as I got a lot done in a short amount of time. I really was organized and I started planning some stuff for the future regarding college stuff. I also was working a lot on tech crew and a lot of people in tech crew are feeling good about the new projects / procedures that we're working around the clock on. I am also planning around taking a ton of phase work and getting that checked off next quarter (along with gatewaying)

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This week, I spent some time outside of School in order to create a program that automatically converts our iPad info sheet into a .csv bill list fit for sending to Chris or Sarah. This will save us so much time down the line because this is an hour long task for someone to do and sometimes it is inaccurate. Completing this project took about ~5 hours of work and I feel super fulfilled with the process as a lot of people are liking the features of the program. It takes a downloaded csv file from our spreadsheet, which doesn't require any special formatting, and it turns it from that into a list of only people who need to be billed for devices.
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That iPad info sheet sounds awesome!!!
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Goal 1 : Complete Tech Check full procedure
1 Deadline : 12:00
1 Strategy : Complete this before working on any other task
1 Reflection : I did this, and I am waiting for feedback to finalize it.

Goal 2 : Make sure stuff gets done in tech crew
2 Deadline : 3:00
2 Strategy : Keep an eye on people
2 Reflection : I was able to do this, and the tech crew was productive as a result

Goal 3 : Work on either RP or Coursera
3 Deadline : 3:00
3 Strategy : After school work
3 Reflection : Instead of either of these goals, I worked on B2 assignment 11, and I finished the spreadsheet to bill python application for tech crew.

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Weekly Goal 1 : Stay ahead of B1 work
Weekly Goal 2 : Complete all note taking B2 project
Weekly Goal 3 : Coursera networking complete


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It was a good day, especially talking with Nate after school was great because I was doing a lot of planning for the future and really planning out my next year at MC2. From what it sounded like, it sounds entirely possible that I could potentially be taking 6 college courses in fall and spring semester. It's ambitious, but if I can do it, I will have a huge chance to get into really competitive colleges.
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Walker,
6 college courses is SUPER ambitious.

How do you plan on juggling all of that?
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Goal 1 : Complete first web source
1 Deadline : B1 end
1 Strategy : Music and coffee


Goal 2 : Complete a different web source
2 Deadline : B2 end
2 Strategy : Listen to music & drink more coffee


Goal 3 : Complete another web source
3 Deadline : B3 end
3 Strategy : Listen to more music & drink even more coffee

1, 2, & 3 Reflection : So, as you can tell, I was working on the same project all day, and that did not really work out super well for me. I had great focus in my first block, and really misguided research in my B2 and B3. Was it unproductive? No, but, I think it would have served better purpose if I had some other project to work on, as I was literally doing one thing all day. However, I did get a good amount of progress done as I finished one web source, and I was asking questions and looking for new sources in B2 & B3, and I'm discovering that a lot of deeper research that I want to do is behind a paywall, as I don't really want to buy a bunch of books even if it would help my project, and no, the books that I found are not in any nearby public libraries.


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Weekly Goal 1 : Stay ahead of B1 work
Weekly Goal 2 : Complete all note taking B2 project
Weekly Goal 3 : Coursera networking complete


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Walker, you can almost certainly get those books through inter-library loan at KSC. Don't let the setback get you down, be tenacious and use the (free) expert services available to you at the Mason Library. You got this! :)
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Goal 1 : B1 do stuff / any assigned work completed
1 Deadline : B1 End
1 Strategy : Take notes and listen to music if independent work
1 Reflection : I was already caught up so I took the extra time that I was given to work on assignment 12 and I worked on organizing my sources for my B2 project. After this, I worked on taking notes to the video about the modern day strikes with the train company in France.

Goal 2 : B2 work on independent project; take notes from books/articles
2 Deadline : B2 End
2 Strategy : Listen to music
2 Reflection : I was able to find a couple resources on my topic and I was able to take notes for one. In Block 3 I plan to find more and take more notes.

Goal 3 : Work on B2 project if nothing else to do
3 Deadline : B3 End
3 Strategy : Music / coffee
3 Reflection : I worked on my block 2 project and I got a lot of notes on the new paper and I was pretty productive all class. I learned about IAD and I found out a lot of information about my project and I feel like I am going to have a really good project about the connections of Psychology and the internet.

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Weekly Goal 1 : RP Checked off (Done)

Reflection : Early in the week I talked with Sarah and the RP was submitted, and was checked off completely within the first couple days of the week

Weekly Goal 2 : B1 & B2 caught up / New Project started (Done)

Reflection : I was able to stay after school a couple days this week and work on both my B1 and B2 Classes, bringing me to the point of being caught up in both classes. I also feel like I'm going to have one of the stronger projects in my class, because I'm working really hard on researching stuff.

Weekly Goal 3 : Complete Math Portfolios (Submitted)

Reflection : I submitted them and they are waiting to be looked at. Alaura told me she would look at them by next Tuesday at the latest.


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Weekly Lifelong Habits :
This week I demonstrated lifelong habits because I was able to use my Off campus privileges in order to get better resources for my project in B2. I spent a lot of time researching the right books, the right articles, and making sure that my project will be really good. I also plan to make a video essay for it in the future. But, I am really striving for some quality work as I am taking ideas and selecting only the best ones in my research.

This was a good week. I am on track right now and I am really pushing myself to work really hard and be ahead of the curve in my academic work.
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Goal 1 : B1 Caught up
1 Deadline : 3:00
1 Strategy : N / A
1 Reflection : I did not do this, as I was working harder with the B2 project. That being said, I may work on it after school.

Goal 2 : Setup my iPad
2 Deadline : 3:00
2 Strategy : N / A
2 Reflection : I was able to do this today, and I probably won't use it that much, but it will probably be useful in the future.

Goal 3 : B2 Project initialized
3 Deadline : 3:00
3 Strategy : N / A
3 Reflection : I was able to get this done, I am pretty much at the same exact stage of this project as I was earlier. I have four books ready for my topic, and I have four more Scholar sources from scholar.google.com (great sub-domain of google's). I plan to do my project more on internet addiction / the interactions and consequences from the clashing of the human-made internet culture and the human mind.

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Weekly Goal 1 : RP Checked off (Done)
Weekly Goal 2 : B1 & B2 caught up / New Project started
Weekly Goal 3 : Complete Math Portfolios (Submitted)


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I am now caught up in B1 and B2, except for only 1 assignment in each remaining for me to work on, which is good.
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Goal 1 : B1 do assigned work
1 Deadline : B1
1 Strategy : Take Notes
1 Reflection : I was able to complete all assigned work during the class and I was able to read both of the articles that Nate wanted to read. I will most likely be all caught up on Friday when I need to be.

Goal 2 : B2 do assigned work
2 Deadline : B2
2 Strategy : Take Notes
2 Reflection : I switched my project because I thought that My new project would be a little more interesting than the previous one that I was working on. As it was kind of related (old: effects of internet on nature | new: psychological effects on the mind from the internet). I am pretty excited to work on this project, and I will hopefully be caught up by next week. This project also has the opportunity for me to gain more credits, including the other competency that I needed to find out in B1.

Goal 3 : Finish Geo Portfolio; Talk to Sarah about Checklist
3 Deadline : B3
3 Strategy : N / A
3 Reflection : I finished this goal with ample amounts of time, so I was also able to finish my mentor dinner speech and update my credit checklists, as well as writing this EoD

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : RP Checked off (Done)
Weekly Goal 2 : B1 & B2 caught up / New Project started
Weekly Goal 3 : Complete Math Portfolios (Submitted)


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Goal 1 : Complete Networking Course
1 Deadline : 3:00
1 Strategy : sit in back of room and drink caffeine
1 Reflection : I had very intense stomach cramps throughout the day that made it hard to work on anything. in retrospect, I probably should have left early.

Goal 2 : Any tech crew task that comes up
2 Deadline : 3:00
2 Strategy : Make sure that I can help with any tech crew task like cleaning, inventory, etc.
2 Reflection : I didn't have much work in tech crew to do, however, I'll use this space to talk about the opportunity that I partook in today which was great. There was some kind of college admissions event at Keene State College, and I went along with other students to find out about more colleges around the area. I found 3 more colleges worth visiting, Purdue, Wentworth tech, and RIT.

Goal 3 : Catch up in B1
3 Deadline : 3:00
3 Strategy : If I finish the course, work on B1 for a bit. If not, work after school.
3 Reflection : Didn't work on this today.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : RP Checked off
Weekly Goal 2 : B1 & B2 caught up / New Project started
Weekly Goal 3 : Complete Math Portfolios (B3?)


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Goal 1 : Work on anything assigned
1 Deadline : B1
1 Strategy : Take Notes in class
1 Reflection : Wow nate, just wow.

Goal 2 : Pick out books
2 Deadline : B2
2 Strategy : Go to keene state instead of KPL
2 Reflection : This went really well, I was able to pick out four books that relate to my topic a fair amount, but aren't exactly about the topic of digital conservation. They should support me with a ton of information.

Goal 3 : Submit all RP stuff in PF; Math portfolios
3 Deadline : B3
3 Strategy : Work in block 3
3 Reflection : I was able to submit everything in PF before class, so I was able to work on the portfolios for the entire class. I completed 2/5ths of the Geo Portfolio and I completed my statistics portfolio as well. That was great and I am glad to have gotten so much work done today.

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Weekly Goal 1 : RP Checked off
Weekly Goal 2 : B1 & B2 caught up / New Project started
Weekly Goal 3 : Complete Math Portfolios (B3?)


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Walker,
I'm glad we got onto of your checklist issues
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Goal 1 : Work on Nates class
1 Deadline : B1
1 Strategy : Take Notes
1 Reflection : I was able to do this and I was able to get all of my assigned work in the class complete. So, I had a good productive class.

Goal 2 : Work on Nates class
2 Deadline : B2
2 Strategy : Take Notes
2 Reflection : I took notes and I worked on my internet - culture project and that was going good. I started working on step 5 so I'm almost up to date with that project. I will probably end up working Sunday or something.

Goal 3 : Research Project Edits
3 Deadline : B3
3 Strategy : Respond to as many comments as possible, start with smaller tasks.
3 Reflection : I completed all of the feedback that I was given so that was great. I read a little bit and that was nice.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : RP Final Draft Started / Complete
Reflection : I started it and it's almost done, should be complete early next week.
Weekly Goal 2 : Stay Updated with Trello board
Reflection : I was able to do this and it's starting to be a habit.
Weekly Goal 3 : Get ahead in B1 & B2
Reflection : I didn't do this, but I was Able to get a little bit further than I already was earlier this week.

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Habit lifelong : This week I have been spending a lot of time getting my signature down for my thank you letters to TNN, and I think the dedication for the signature is something worth highlighting. I, all week, was writing my name over and over and over. Possibly around 500 times, where I have used 5-6 pages of paper and they are ridiculously filled with my name over and over. I think this shows a lot of dedication towards a smaller thing.


This week was pretty good, I got a lot of my goals finished and I proposed some new treks for next quarter. As I'm reaching the end of the quarter, I am finding out that I really have to step up my pace in order to meet my trello deadlines in my graduation deadline. Also, it's worrisome to me that I have a lot of projects with alaura that are kind of open-faced that need to be finished, and I really need to capitalize completing all of those portfolios next week, which will be the worst experience because I hate writing portfolios, and to write so many in a short period of time will be painful. Next week, I will get my research project done, my book finished, more reading logs done, and those portfolios written. I will also be working on my block 1 & 2 classes extensively, and I probably will work on them Sunday. Okay bye, have a nice weekend and I will see you on Monday.
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Goal 1 : Work on any tech crew stuff
1 Deadline : 3:00
1 Strategy : stay attentive to any tasks that need to be done
1 Reflection : I was able to do this. We worked a little bit on brainstorming for making future tech checks better.

Goal 2 : Catch up B1 & B2 other than the research project
2 Deadline : 3:00
2 Strategy : If appropriate work on this for most of the time of the day
2 Reflection : I did this, I am caught up a little bit more than I was, and I am feeling good about Nate's classes.

Goal 3 : Do any trello tasks
3 Deadline : 3:00
3 Strategy : N / A
3 Reflection : I completed all of my tasks for the day.

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Weekly Goal 1 : RP Final Draft Started / Complete
Weekly Goal 2 : Stay Updated with Trello board
Weekly Goal 3 : Get ahead in B1 & B2


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Today was pretty good, we were able to do quite a lot and get a lot done. Bye have a nice day.
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Goal 1 : Keep up with class
1 Deadline : B1
1 Strategy : take notes
1 Reflection : I was able to do this, as it was a catch up day. I also talked with Nate, about college planning stuff and fencing stuff as well.

Goal 2 : Keep up with class
2 Deadline : B2
2 Strategy : take notes
2 Reflection : I took notes on taking notes, which was pretty effective during the class. I made a key and an example note thing so that I can reference that and come up with new strategy.

Goal 3 : Find out next steps in RP
3 Deadline : B3
3 Strategy : Talk with Sarah
3 Reflection : I found out that the only thing left to do is to get Sarah to look at my paper, so I read for all of the class, and I was really enjoying my book.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : RP Final Draft Started / Complete
Weekly Goal 2 : Stay Updated with Trello board
Weekly Goal 3 : Get ahead in B1 & B2


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Goal 1 : Clean Room
1 Deadline : 3:00
1 Strategy : Yell about cleaning the room while cleaning the room
1 Reflection : We were able to clean the room today, however, we ended up undoing all of the cleaning we did at the last minute.

Goal 2 : Python / Code something today
2 Deadline : 3:00
2 Strategy : Work when I'm not cleaning
2 Reflection : I found out how to automatically check serial numbers of an iPad connected to a computer through terminal, but it wasn't really faster than our current method

Goal 3 : Independent project w/ Nate
3 Deadline : N / A
3 Strategy : Speak with him after school
3 Reflection : I spoke with Nate in advisory, and I was able to see the project that he created for me. I will be able to start this project later this week.

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Weekly Goal 1 : RP Final Draft Started / Complete
Weekly Goal 2 : Stay Updated with Trello board
Weekly Goal 3 : Get ahead in B1 & B2


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Goal 1 : Keep up with class
1 Deadline : B1
1 Strategy : Take notes
1 Reflection : I was able to do so today, I took notes on the milligram experiment and I was able to discuss with the class and almost lead the discussion in a couple ways.

Goal 2 : Internet Project / New Project
2 Deadline : B2
2 Strategy : Take notes
2 Reflection : Pffff. Yeah we didn't work on this, we worked on the other assignments in class with the first climate change refugees and the other assignment about climate change. I did take notes though.

Goal 3 : Research Project; Annotated Bib
3 Deadline : B3
3 Strategy : Keep looking at site descriptions mindlessly
3 Reflection : I got 15 sources written out and I was able to write out around a paragraph for each one stating what the source is.

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Weekly Goal 1 : RP Final Draft Started / Complete
Weekly Goal 2 : Stay Updated with Trello board
Weekly Goal 3 : Get ahead in B1 & B2


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Goal 1 : Launchd / Chrontabs work
1 Deadline : 3:00
1 Strategy : Test on laptop
1 Reflection : I had no time to work on this today, I was working on updating my resume instead. I was working with harry and getting feedback from him about what I was saying on my resume. I handed it off to Jason and am hoping to apply to a job soon, maybe this break sounds good, but I currently have no idea.

Goal 2 : Tech Check Bills submitted
2 Deadline : 3:00
2 Strategy : Do this first thing after guest speaker
2 Reflection : I gave the email to Chris and Sarah M after school so this was completed.

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Weekly Goal 1 : Stay ahead in Nates classes
Weekly Goal 2 : Start new projects for Nate
Weekly Goal 3 : Respond to feedback on research project


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Today was a good day. I got quite a ton of work done and I was able to have a nice ride on my longboard at lunchtime.
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Walker,
Did you ver send me your resume?

If you did and I lost it, could you send it again?
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Goal 1 : Effectively learn in class
1 Deadline : B1
1 Strategy : Take notes
1 Reflection : I was able to complete this today, I learned quite a good amount of things, and I was able to document all of the things that I have learned.

Goal 2 : Effectively learn in class
2 Deadline : B2
2 Strategy : Take notes
2 Reflection : I was able to complete this today as well, I documented everything in the video that I saw, and I was also able to think of a possible GRP project that actually upon further reflection might be pretty boring.

Goal 3 : Finish Annotated Bibliography
3 Deadline : B3
3 Strategy : Do the work
3 Reflection : I unfortunately was unable to motivate myself to work on this, as the annotated bib is really boring to work on. I'm just saying what these sites are, and why they're reputable, which is super boring. In the future, I'll be removing a lot of sources from my research process.

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Weekly Goal 1 : Stay ahead in Nates classes
Weekly Goal 2 : Start new projects for Nate
Weekly Goal 3 : Respond to feedback on research project


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Some of the best annotated bibliographies I've ever seen in my academic career were streamlined like you say. I think the trick is to make sure that the ones you do embrace are not only bullet-proof, but really just indispensable to your argument. A.B.s can help you think through the case you're trying to make. Certainly it's important to show how a source is reputable, but it may help you to also take some time to speak to the ways in which the particular source strengthens your position. Hope that is helpful!
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Goal 1 : Assignment 8 B1
1 Deadline : 3:00
1 Strategy : Take Notes when reading
1 Reflection : I did not work on this today. I was working on other tech crew stuff today, and did some other Trello assignments, so I was still productive today. Instead, I just really worked on organization stuff.


Goal 2 : Launchd working iMac
2 Deadline : 3:00
2 Strategy : Listen to music, move to table to work alone, stay hydrated, caffeinated, and fed
2 Reflection : I did not get to work on this, unfortunately, I was stuck working on other stuff for tech crew so I couldn't do it, so I will next Thursday.

Goal 3 : Annotated bib done
3 Deadline : 3:00
3 Strategy : Brewbakers
3 Reflection : I will work on this at brew bakers after school today. This will be completed hopefully today, if not, definitely by wednesday.

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Weekly Goal 1 : Stay ahead in Nates classes
Weekly Goal 2 : Start new projects for Nate
Weekly Goal 3 : Respond to feedback on research project


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Goal 1 : Keep pace B1
1 Deadline : B1
1 Strategy : Take Notes
1 Reflection : I was able to do this, and I created some organizational method on trello to keep track of smaller tasks, like singular assignments, which is useful.


Goal 2 : Complete step 3 in project
2 Deadline : B2
2 Strategy : Listen to music, move to table to work alone, stay hydrated, caffeinated, and fed
2 Reflection : We didn't get to work on this project today so I wasn't able to complete this goal.

Goal 3 : Read or Work on research project
3 Deadline : B3
3 Strategy : Depending on feedback and
3 Reflection : I was able to work on my research project, I created a list of all of my sources that I used in the project, which took pretty much all class as easy bib loves taking up all of my RAM.

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Weekly Goal 1 : Stay ahead in Nates classes
Weekly Goal 2 : Start new projects for Nate
Weekly Goal 3 : Respond to feedback on research project


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Stay caffeinated is a goal!?!
Sign me UP!
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Goal 1 : Keep pace in block 1
1 Deadline : B1
1 Strategy : Take Notes
1 Reflection : I was able to do this well


Goal 2 : Keep pace in block 2
2 Deadline : B2
2 Strategy : Take Notes
2 Reflection : I was also able to do this well

Goal 3 : Reimage iPads
3 Deadline : B3
3 Strategy : Go to tech room B3
3 Reflection : I didn't do this, as this wasn't needed of me. Harry offered to work in the tech room, and said most the devices were reimaged earlier in the day.

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Weekly Goal 1 : RP done
Weekly Goal 2 : B1 & B2 ahead of class
Weekly Goal 3 : Keene State Application ready Friday


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This week I completed all of my weekly goals, and I was able to not go crazy with my schedule, but I did work outside of school. I completed my research project, I am almost ready to apply to KSC continuing ed. (just waiting on one more letter of recommendation) program. Also, I have been noticing improvements in working out, which has been feeling pretty good. I'm able to do more with less energy, which has been improving my endurance in fencing. It's been a good week and I really have no more words to squeeze out so I guess I'll talk about irrelevant things. The weathers been nice, I've enjoyed going outside at lunch. Also, did you know how good Tokyo express is? First of all, it's really good, and you can not feel gross after eating it, and then you can also have the ability to get a ton of food for so little money. like, it's crazy how much food you can get there for $10. I got the shrimp teriyaki, which came with a bunch of shrimp and vegetables, with a huge amount of rice on the side. they already taste delicious. then, with that shrimp teriyaki, you can also get 6 pieces of really good sushi along with it. Also, you get some lettuce (not salad) with dressing, and a cup of miso soup. All of this food, is only $8, they only charge $1 for delivery, and with the tip, you can round it off to $10 - $11. That's so much food for so little money.


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This week was map testing. I spent a lot of time this week towards reimaging iPads and keeping students and tech crew happy. I also had to monitor 11th grade state testing, and something went wrong and I had to quickly fix the issue in a short period of time, which I successfully did in less than 20 minutes.
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Goal 1 : Reimage iPads once all clear to do so
1 Deadline : 3:00
1 Strategy : Wait for the list from Chris
1 Reflection : I got the list near the end of the day, so I wasn't able to do much reimaging.


Goal 2 : Plan out any work for next week
2 Deadline : 3:00
2 Strategy : write a plan in notes
2 Reflection : I have a plan and I know what I need to work on. For the most part, I just have to read some more books during block 3 and make sure that I'm caught up in all my blocks. My remaining focus for the next couple of weeks will most likely be finishing my ELA portfolio while earning a couple more credits.

Goal 3 : Work on research project edits / Annotated Bib.
3 Deadline : 3:00
3 Strategy : If time to work on them, read the paper out loud, or maybe hand it off for peer review.
3 Reflection : I didn't do this, but I will do this after school.

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Weekly Goal 1 : RP done
Weekly Goal 2 : B1 & B2 ahead of class
Weekly Goal 3 : Keene State Application ready Friday


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Walker,
Do you usually plan out your next week this early?
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Goal 1 : Keep testing going smoothly
1 Deadline : 3:00
1 Strategy : Work in tech room for most of day
1 Reflection : I have worked really hard today, 11th grade testing ended up failing at first, so I worked on a quick fix and we ended up getting back on track ~15 minutes later. After that, I did not end up having to do much in regards to testing for the rest of the day. I also wasn't productive tfor the rest of the day, and that might be due to the heat. I really hope that off campus thing that Erin was doing gets a lot of recognition because I know that I won't be that productive for the rest of the quarter, and I know that the businesses downtown have some working AC. Working in brew bakers would be so amazing.

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Weekly Goal 1 : RP done
Weekly Goal 2 : B1 & B2 ahead of class
Weekly Goal 3 : Keene State Application ready Friday


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Goal 1 : Make sure testing goes smoothly
1 Deadline : 3:00
1 Strategy : Work in TR all day
1 Reflection : This went pretty well, and I was able to use some of the day to do pretty much anything that I wanted to do. Since I didn't set any huge goals, and I am caught up in pretty much all my classes, so I just did some budgeting with a LAN project that I want to start. I want to have a super fast LAN that is capable of 10 gigabits ethernet speeds, which will be pretty fun to attempt. This project that I'll be doing will be the infrastructure for the future for any project that I plan to have huge amounts of data in, and need to parse through it at high speeds, or, if I get a 4k monitor at some point, being able to stream 4k movies through my LAN would be pretty Rad. The initial cost will be a little over $400 I assume, but I've pretty much identified most the things I absolutely need


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Weekly Goal 1 : RP done
Weekly Goal 2 : B1 & B2 ahead of class
Weekly Goal 3 : Keene State Application ready Friday


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Walker,
Good job getting everything squared away for testing!
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Goal 1 : Respond to feedback
1 Deadline : B2
1 Strategy : Work during break
1 Reflection : I was able to do this and I only have two assignments in B1 and B2 that are incomplete.

Goal 2 : Keep up the pace of work
2 Deadline : B2
2 Strategy : Take Notes
2 Reflection : I was able to do this, but not as effectively as I have in the past. I ended up talking about net neutrality, which kind of ruined a bunch of things for me in regards to being productive.

Goal 3 : Maps reimage
3 Deadline : B3
3 Strategy : delegate 2 people each block to reimage iPads
3 Reflection : We did really good today, I think we should be all set to get by with testing tomorrow.

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Weekly Goal 2 : B1 & B2 ahead of class
Weekly Goal 3 : Keene State Application ready Friday


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Today was a pretty good day, I was able to do everything that I want to complete. After school I might work at brew bakers, but if not, I don't think I'll be working on much other things, however, I think I'll push to go there so I can work on my research project. As you can see, I can't make my mind up about it.
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Goal 1 : Keep my pace in B1 & B2
1 Deadline : B2
1 Strategy : Take Notes
1 Reflection : I was able to do so in class. I took notes on all the things. I am doing my project for this class on the internet and nature, and I think that my current source is going to be really ambitious, but I think it will be worth the extra effort, and shouldn't take that much extra time.

Goal 2 : Look at Nate Feedback on assignments
2 Deadline : B2
2 Strategy : Ask if we will have time in class
2 Reflection : I looked at feedback, all it was was to put names on assignments.

Goal 3 : RP Closer to complete
3 Deadline : B3
3 Strategy : Take the notes that I wrote and put them into words in new paragraph
3 Reflection : It is getting closer, I am having a rough time writing it but I am inching myself forward with this paper. My main issue right now is that for every 3 sentences there are at least somewhere near 10 pages researched on websites, just to confirm information that I have already researched.

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Weekly Goal 1 : Research Project Draft 2 Complete
Weekly Goal 2 : Chemistry Portfolio Complete
Weekly Goal 3 : Stay on top of all assignments


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Homework:
B1 : Chris Christie [7] Assignment
B1 & B2 : Format title & name in all assignments
B2 : Tech & Nature assignment
B3 : Research Project Draft 2 Complete
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Goal 1 : Catch up in nates classes
1 Deadline : B2 End
1 Strategy : Work through break & lunch & Advisory
1 Reflection : I was able to do this more or less.

Goal 2 : Finish TCP/IP Intro paragraph research project
2 Deadline : B3 End
2 Strategy : I have the detailed notes of each thing, now I should be able to accurately describe the model better
2 Reflection : I wasn't able to do this, however, I spoke with Caleb and I found out a bunch of information, and then I spoke with Sarah and I was able to figure out how to be more motivated for this project

Goal 3 : Start working on the chem portfolio after school
3 Deadline : 5:00
3 Strategy : Go to brew bakers, prime roast, keene state,
3 Reflection : I am probably going home after school, so I'm a bit worried about this goal, but I'll see how I do tomorrow

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Weekly Goal 1 : Research Project Draft 2 Complete
Weekly Goal 2 : Chemistry Portfolio Complete
Weekly Goal 3 : Stay on top of all assignments


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Goal 1 : Bills sent
1 Deadline : 3:00
1 Strategy : delegate? If not work on it this morning
1 Reflection : Yeah we didn't finish this today, however we have a list of all students that need to be billed so we can finish this on Thursday.

Goal 2 : Tech check: check in with students who are on missing tech list
2 Deadline : 3:00
2 Strategy : Assign one person per advisory if reasonable
2 Reflection : Did not do this, as we were working on organizing the room instead.

Goal 3 : start inputting mac addresses into program; Get it to run on tech room iMac every 20 minutes
3 Deadline : 3:00
3 Strategy : Research how to do this after bills are taken care of
3 Reflection : I wasn't able to get the program to execute every 20 minutes, which was very frustrating. I worked with launchd and chrontab and both wouldn't work for me, but I'll keep trying Thursday

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Weekly Goal 1 : Research Project Draft 2 Complete

Weekly Goal 2 : Chemistry Portfolio Complete

Weekly Goal 3 : Stay on top of all assignments


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Goal 1 : B1 & B2 do all assigned work
1 Deadline : B2 end
1 Strategy : Take Notes
1 Reflection : I was able to take notes and I am all caught up in the class minus one assignment, but I've taken notes on it so I'm all set and can complete the work easily.

Goal 2 : Make sure tech check will continue this week; Bills sent
2 Deadline : 3:00
2 Strategy : Assign everyone to check in w/ students with the new list
2 Reflection : I made the announcement that we would be sending bills out on Tuesday. This caused some controversy, but it helped my goal.

Goal 3 : Research Project Write Some more stuff about TCP/IP
3 Deadline : B3
3 Strategy : Take notes on all new info
3 Reflection : I was able to do this, but not too much. I feel like I'm pulling out teeth then it comes to writing this paper, but I think it's worth it. I'll try to work on this after school if at all possible.

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Weekly Goal 1 : Research Project Draft 2 Complete

Weekly Goal 2 : Chemistry Portfolio Complete

Weekly Goal 3 : Stay on top of all assignments


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Walker,
I think you have the right feeling with regards to your research paper.
It is a truly massive topic.
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Goal 1 : Do any work that is assigned to me
1 Deadline : B2 End
1 Strategy : take notes
1 Reflection : I was able to complete this, and I put down anything extra that I had to work on for work to do as homework.

Goal 2 : Do more research on TCP / IP model Research Project
2 Deadline : B3 End
2 Strategy :
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Goal 3 : Work at brew bakers on school work / general projects
3 Deadline : 8:00
3 Strategy : I will drive to brew bakers after school
3 Reflection :

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Weekly Goal 1 : Plan to get extra info from tech check for script
Reflection : This worked out really well, and we have roughly half of the devices recorded with Mac addresses

Weekly Goal 2 : B1 & B2 independent projects planned
Reflection :

Weekly Goal 3 : Extra work (see other in Block/Homework) Completed
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Earth day B2 Assignment:
For earth day short-term, I will carry around all of the trash that I produce with me, and not throw it out in a trash can.
For the long term, once I am available, I want to reduce all of the disposable practices that I partake in. No plastic forks, no take out containers, always reusable travel mugs, etc.

Lifelong Habit Weekly Reflection:
This week, I believe that I have hit all indicators of self direction at the lifelong level, as I have been very self directed for not only this week, but the past two weeks. I have recently got a car and I have been super organized with my schedule, and I constantly am holding myself up to it. My big goals (long-term) are to get in the 50th percentile next year at the RJCC and to graduate MC2 June 2019. I am holding myself up to these goals, and every Tuesday and Thursday, I go to KSC, Brewbakers, or stay at the school until ~5:00 in order to do a bunch of school work. Then, I go to the Y at 5:00 and I work out in order to make my fencing better. I understand that working out isn't as effective as normal practice, but I can't convince anyone to practice it with me outside of my club. At least I'm making myself get used to the grind of doing intense physical activity 4 days each week. For all of these reasons I believe I earned all lifelong in the self direction indicators.

Block 3 Reflection:
This week, I have gotten a huge amount of work done in this class. I have been able to focus a lot on working on projects. Each class, I am setting the goal to work on my research project, however half of the time I end up working on unrelated work. This is not a bad thing. In this class, so far, I have already gone through a lot of changes on my research project, I've gotten a CBRP done, I've also gotten my wellness portfolio and another CBRP done. This quarter has already been amazingly productive so things are looking good.
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Continue to reach out.
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Walker,
You are doing an amazing job in Phase 3!
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Goal 1 : Config Program for MAC address
1 Deadline : 3:00
1 Strategy : Assign Harry and Owen to prepare for tech check so I can focus on this one project
1 Reflection : I completed the program right at 3:00, and I thought that I did a nice job. There are many files to the project, and I'm actually pretty proud of myself as this is now my first multiple file application that I have written in python. It also is available on my GitHub repo, so that's great.

Goal 2 : Get something for lunch
2 Deadline : 1:00
2 Strategy : Curry or Odelay
2 Reflection : I got a fish scale salad. It was dope.

Goal 3 : If finished with Goal 1, create new to do list for MAC address program with any additional remaining features. If No additional features, work on B1 Homework
3 Deadline : 3:00
3 Strategy : N/A
3 Reflection : I ended up completing the homework for Nates class pretty quickly.

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Weekly Goal 1 : Plan to get extra info from tech check for script
Weekly Goal 2 : B1 & B2 independent projects planned
Weekly Goal 3 : Extra work (see other in Block/Homework) Completed

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B3 : Research project
Other : Internship project email Jason & create proposal in PF (Waiting on Jason)
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What are you waiting on from me for your internship project?
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Goal 1 : Block 1 & 2 do all work
1 Deadline : B2
1 Strategy : Take Notes
1 Reflection : I was able to complete this task because I took notes during the entirety of class.

Goal 2 : Make sure all of tech crew knows what needs to be done during tech check
2 Deadline : B3 Start
2 Strategy : Go over it extensively during the meeting today
2 Reflection : I believe that everyone knows what extra information they need to collect for next tech check

Goal 3 : Work on research project
3 Deadline : B3
3 Strategy : Read draft 2, compare with outline, write what needs to be done on a todo list Do the todo list
3 Reflection : So I added an extra thing to this, which helped a lot. I took notes on my paper on each of the remaining 5 pages and then after that I compared my notes with the outline. I then created a new outline, and I'm figuring out that I have a strong start to explaining the TCP/IP Model. This accomplishes the main goal of the paper, which is to explain how the internet works and what it is. I will be editing the paper to meet this new outline a lot better.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : Plan to get extra info from tech check for script
Weekly Goal 2 : B1 & B2 independent projects planned
Weekly Goal 3 : Extra work (see other in Block/Homework) Completed

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I still think your research paper is massively ambitious.
But if you're feeling confident in your ability to tackle it, then I say go for it
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Goal 1 : Create Config File to add MAC address Items to XML file / link existing ones
1 Deadline : 3:00
1 Strategy : I'm going to make sure that I drink enough coffee and I'll be working directly on my macbook so I can test easier.
1 Reflection : I did not complete this today and I will be saving this for a later day, probably this Thursday.

Goal 2 : Make the XML file readable
2 Deadline : 3:00
2 Strategy : I'm going to look up how to do this, and if I can't figure it out I'm just going to read it as a text file and put newlines in between every >< after the script runs.
2 Reflection : This took waaaay longer than I thought. I ended up only getting this done at 2:00, but the thing was I was really working for 100% of the time and just was a lot more complicated task than I initially thought it would be. But by the end of the day I was able to complete this task.

Goal 3 : Prepare for tech check and make sure we can record MAC addresses (Which will be a pain)
3 Deadline : 3:00
3 Strategy : Give owen the task to restructure the spreadsheets.
3 Reflection : I delegated this task to Owen and I looked over the task, this was completed efficiently today.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : Plan to get extra info from tech check for script
Weekly Goal 2 : B1 & B2 independent projects planned
Weekly Goal 3 : Extra work (see other in Block/Homework) Completed

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B2 :
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Goal 1 : B1 & B2 assigned work completed
1 Deadline : B2
1 Strategy : Do work as it's assigned
1 Reflection : I was able to complete this goal today

Goal 2 : Research Project Edits
2 Deadline : B3
2 Strategy : Don't work on the python project so I can focus on RP
2 Reflection : I think that the other strategy that really influenced how well that I did this class was when I talked to Sarah and got a concrete list of things to do.

Goal 3 : American Fencer Project Submitted
3 Deadline : Advisory
3 Strategy : I'm working on this in the morning, with the extra hour that we have before school starts. I think that because of this I can get this done.
3 Update : Did not get as much as I wanted to get done, however, I will have time after school specifically to work on it. I might even stay in advisory to do that so I can wait for traffic to die down in this bad weather.
3 Reflection : I hopefully got this done after school but I want to submit my EoD now rather than later so ¯_(ツ)_/¯

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : Plan to get extra info from tech check for script
Weekly Goal 2 : B1 & B2 independent projects planned
Weekly Goal 3 : Extra work (see other in Block/Homework) Completed

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B1 :
B2 :
B3 : Research project
Other : Internship project email Jason & create proposal in PF
Other : Fencing project reflection work completed
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Walker,
I think your strategy section is a really clever one.
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Goal 1 : Do all assigned work 1 & 2
1 Deadline : B2
1 Reflection : I was able to complete this goal today, and I will be able to do the homework that was assigned with relative ease over the weekend. The presentation in block 2 went ok, and any other assignments were completed in class.

Goal 2 : Work on bash application during lunch
2 Deadline : B3 Start
2 Reflection : This was kind of a good thing to do and a bad thing. with working on this project, I was able to get some progress on the application, and now it can generate a report based on an xml file. Most of my work today was just using python to read the xml file, and the next step will be to get python to write new information to the xml file, and also to make sure that it ignores empty objects. The reason I say it's also a bad thing is because I only worked on this project for like 15 minutes I am super obsessed with continuing the work throughout block 3 which is blocking me from getting my goal in that class. I ended up just asking to work on this project during block 3 closer to the end of the block.

Goal 3 : More Research Paper edits
3 Deadline : B3
3 Reflection : I didn't end up getting a ton of this work completed because the project that I worked on during lunch was distracting me from getting as much as I could done. However, I still was able to get a couple edits done, mainly grammar and some rearrangements.

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Weekly Goal 1 : Get comfortable with classes
Weekly Goal 2 : Do well on my SATs
Weekly Goal 3 : make sure credit is updated with work

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B1 : 200 word reflection on money distribution
B2 :
B3 : Research project
Other : Internship project email Jason & create proposal in PF
Other : Fencing project reflection work completed
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this week has been pretty decent I feel like I'm just getting back into routine which is pretty good. I also have been working on a tech crew project that has me pretty excited as it could possibly mean that tech checks in the future will be super efficient and won't have to take as long, or be as frequent. In other news, I've been enjoying my classes this quarter so far, and I am very grateful for that. It means that I think this quarter will be pretty stress free for the most part. I've also been taking a lot of time out of school and been scheduling that, because I have a car and I am able to really take control of what I can do after school. I've been going to the Library, brew bakers, and the YMCA in order to work on school work, do excersizes, and then meditate after all of that thanks for reading bye
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Goal 1 : Write bash application for tech crew
1 Deadline : 3:00
1 Reflection : I wasn't able to complete the project during the day, as Owen showed a lot of interest in programming and general computer science topics. I spent most of the day showing Owen what you can do with terminal, ssh, python, and basic programming skills. however, for this goal, I went to brew bakers after school and I worked on the bash application a little bit more.

Goal 2 : Write thank you letters to Steve, Macane, and Randy
2 Deadline : 3:00
2 Reflection : I started this process at the beginning of the day, and was able to get a fair amount of this work completed.


Goal 3 : figure out schedule for after school
3 Deadline : 3:00
3 Reflection : I am planning to go to brew bakers, stay there until ~5:00, then go to the YMCA and stay there for about an hour.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : Get comfortable with classes
Weekly Goal 2 : Do well on my SATs
Weekly Goal 3 : make sure credit is updated with work

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B2 :
B3 : Research project
Other : Internship project email Jason & create proposal in PF
Other : Fencing project reflection work completed
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Walker,
I am excited to see this "bash" application in use
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Goal 1 : Complete any assigned activities in blocks 1 & 2
1 Deadline : B2
1 Reflection : I completed all of the class assignments on time and gave assignments in my group in block 2 to complete.


Goal 2 : Fencing project reflections
2 Deadline : B3
2 Reflection : I did not get to work on this as all of my classes were packed with other more important work.


Goal 3 : Finish RP feedback
3 Deadline : B3
3 Reflection : I did not complete feedback, instead, I got more feedback, and I think that I'm going to really wrestle with this research project. I think that this will be a good thing for me to work on as I could potentially improve the quality to the point where I would want to display it on my graduation portfolio.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : Get comfortable with classes
Weekly Goal 2 : Do well on my SATs
Weekly Goal 3 : make sure credit is updated with work

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B1 :
B2 :
B3 : Research project
Other : Internship project email Jason & create proposal in PF
Other : Fencing project reflection work completed.
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N / A thanks for reading
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Walker,
I looked over your internship project proposal, and I left some feedback so I won;t be redundant here.

With your research project, yeah, that's a mighty best you're trying to tackle!

If you want to, I MIGHT be able to help you with trimming that topic down.
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Goal 1 : Do the SAT
1 Deadline : 3:00
1 Reflection : Ugh, I feel horrible about this. I did a terrible job at the SAT, I feel like I scored maybe even a couple hundred points lower than I have on my practice tests. Something about today just put me off and I'm really worried about my test. I'm also worried because it seems like my parents don't support retaking a test in this case and that really worries me because I think I did a horrible job and without retaking them I might only be able to really apply to keene state college level schools which isn't me, and It doesn't fairly represent where I am at as an educated student. I'm also upset with the fact that I couldn't take the essay, because I think that in practice that was one of my strongest areas of the test and now I can't even have that to represent my level of work.

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Weekly Goal 1 : RP feedback turned in
Weekly Goal 2 : block 1 & 2 planned
Weekly Goal 3 : Portfolios updated

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B1 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

B2 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

B3 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

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Goal 1 : Figure out how I can complete my portfolio block one
1 Deadline : B1
1 Reflection : I sent nate an email in order to find the language of the competencies I need to earn this quarter. I plan to create an independent project for the specific competencies, and might negotiate on a day to day basis on when it would be appropriate to work on said projects in class. I believe that this will be the most effective way to approach blocks 1 & 2


Goal 2 : Figure out how I can complete my portfolio block two
2 Deadline : B2
2 Reflection : I sent nate an email in order to find the language of the competencies I need to earn this quarter. I plan to create an independent project for the specific competencies, and might negotiate on a day to day basis on when it would be appropriate to work on said projects in class. I believe that this will be the most effective way to approach blocks 1 & 2


Goal 3 : Work on research project feedback?
3 Deadline : B3
3 Reflection : I was able to start this process and kind of be almost finished. It was mostly just replacing 1st person problems

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : Get comfortable with classes
Weekly Goal 2 : Do well on my SATs
Weekly Goal 3 : make sure credit is updated with work

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B1 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

B2 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

B3 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

Other : N / A
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Walker,
Let me know ASAP when your fencing trek is complete so we can get rid of that unexcused absence
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Sorry for the delay, Didn't have access to Wifi until Sunday.

EoQ


This quarter has been quite eventful. I started with just a couple goals of working on some portfolios and my ELA phase work. I believed at the beginning of this quarter I was really going to focus on the strategies that I have learned in the past. I believe that this thought was a success, and I really was able to apply myself this quarter. I didn’t meet one goal this quarter, because I was a bit ambitious with it. I was hoping to complete all of my research project within the first 3 weeks. I had no idea that this would be way harder than I thought. I ended up only finishing the draft on week 9, which was quite unfortunate, but, with my other classes, I was able to complete the amount of work that I wanted to complete. By the time of doc week came around, I was able to only have to work on my exhibition, my EoQ, and my portfolios. Nothing else. This made me quite happy. I have been working on a lot of things this quarter. To list them all off: True north internship, chemistry portfolio, research project, google IT certification, geometry portfolio, some CBRP’s, a wellness portfolio, and planning for the future. I guess to get the word count I’ll unpack each one of these. First, my internship at true north has been perfect. My only complaint is that I wish I could have been there more. I was only working there on Tuesdays, but that was not a huge problem. I’ve loved the material that I’ve been working on, I’ve been reading a powershell handbook / guide and it’s a very thorough guide on a bunch of features within the powershell coding language. Powershell is great for IT automation and infrastructure, as it can work on any modern windows computer without having to install a specialized compiler on each one. This means that on day one of your IT job you can start implementing scripts without spending a ton of time setting up all of your devices to do so. The only limitation of the language that I have seen so far is just the fact that it is not compatible with macOS, but, in the context of business, Mac is so uncommon in business structures that this limitation won’t actually limit your ability all too much, and especially if you know something like Perl it shouldn’t be too hard to adapt your scripts to specialize, but again, it shouldn’t be too much of an issue. So, I’ve been working on my chemistry portfolio this quarter as well. I have been accomplishing this by taking a repeat of a class that I took 6 months ago, and I did this as it allows me to easily complete the class on my own, as I already had all of the work from the class, so I had the entire lesson plan in front of me. This was really effective, because as soon as I finished one assignment in the class, and I turned it in for feedback, I was able to instantly work on the next project. Not to mention that I had almost half of the work already completed so this allowed me to really quickly complete the class. I was able to work on my research project a lot in this class as I would always be ahead. I also worked on my google IT certification this quarter, which has been a blast. This course was introduced to me by Jason, and I’ve been loving it. The google IT Certification program consists of taking online courses through coursera, and it’s planned to take about a year. I think that if I can find more time to work on it, I could potentially complete it in half a year, but as it currently stands, I only am dedicating around 4 hours per week, which is just enough to keep me on track in the course. With break coming up, I plan to work on these courses for the majority of my days, so I can stay in the flow of work throughout break. Also, something that I forgot to mention was that I am working on studying for the SAT’s, as I am taking them April 10th. I’m not too nervous about this though as I know that I can always retake them if needed. Also, my research project has been a huge part of this quarter. I’ve been focusing on it for a lot of my time, and I finally finished the draft. Unfortunately, I found out in my IT course that I have been unable to actually describe the internet that well. I haven’t even gone over the basics in the paper, such as the TCP/IP model. I’ve been wanting to restructure a lot of my paper for this reason, but I’ve also been thinking that maybe I should just give it up and focus my efforts elsewhere. So, I’ve also been working with alaura this quarter on my geometry portfolio. I’d say that it’s gone decent, I mean, at least I’ve gotten my competencies, however, I do feel like it could have been a lot more efficient. I was able to work on the items that I wanted to complete, which were working with programming languages to do math / geometric functions. Through these projects, I have also been able to complete some CBRP’s, which has been quite good, as I need a ton in order to complete phase 3. I hopefully should be able to complete my CBRP’s next quarter as well as my entire ELA portfolio.
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Goal 1 : Finish Presentation
1 Deadline : 3:00
1 Reflection : I was able to complete


Goal 2 : Create Plan for graduation
2 Deadline : 3:00
2 Reflection : I created a complete roadmap of everything that I have to do from now until my graduation. It is on my Trello and it is pretty organized and I have been able to split up all of the work in between 6 quarters.

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Weekly Goal 1 : Green Sheet Complete

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Today was a pretty good day. I was able to fence Ryan at fencing, so I was able to feel a bit more prepared for the tournament Friday. I also was able to sign up to go on the MIT visit so I am going to be able to actually get a detailed tour of the campus. Thank you for reading my end of day on this day, ok I've got the word count.
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Goal 1 : Presentation started
1 Deadline : 3:00
1 Reflection : I started working on my presentation and I am about halfway complete.


Goal 2 : Green Sheet Finished
2 Deadline : 3:00
2 Reflection : Finished it, I am all set to work effectively all doc week.


Goal 3 : Tech Crew Ready for Doc Week
3 Deadline : 3:00
3 Reflection : Tech crew is ready to assist all of MC2 Monadnock campus with their technical needs this doc week.

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Weekly Goal 1 : Green Sheet Complete

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Today was a pretty good day, I. was able to get quite a lot of work done. I am hoping to finish my presentation and my EoQ tomorrow, regardless of the snow day. I was able to get Jason to sign off on the trek papers today, I will speak with my mom tonight and I will get that done next school day. I hope that tomorrow I have school because I really want to go to my internship. Bye
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Lifelong Weekly Habit proposal 4
---------------------------------------------------------------- GOALS -------------------------------------------------------------------
Goal 1 : Research Project Progress
1 Deadline : B1 End
1 Reflection : I am at 8 pages and I think I can finish this by the end of block 3.


Goal 2 : Research Project Progress
2 Deadline : B2 End
2 Reflection : I am at 9 pages and I finished the second to last section of the paper, and will be working on the conclusion to the paper during block 3. I still believe that I can finish the project by the end of the day.


Goal 3 : Research Project Draft Complete
3 Deadline : B3 End
3 Reflection : I was able to complete the draft today. I am working on the glossary and I am excited to be close to being done with this project. However, I know there is still a lot of work ahead of me, and I am not excited for feedback loops.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : Finish Research Project Draft (Done)
Weekly Goal 2 : Finish Blocks 2 & 3 (Done)
Weekly Goal 3 : Prepare for doc week (Done)

---------------------------------------------------------------- BLOCK -------------------------------------------------------------------
HOMEWORK :

B1 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

B2 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

B3 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

Other : N / A
Deadline : N / A

---------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER -------------------------------------------------------------------
Weekly Habit proposal 4
This week in a block 3 I felt very caught up and was waiting for alaura to look over my work. While waiting, I decided that instead of reading my book I would attempt to help some students with the work that they were working on. I spent the whole class doing this.

Week reflection
This was kind of a bad week. I was sick all week and I ended up going to school most the days any way regardless of that fact. However, in the perspective of weekly goals, I am happy that I completed all of them. I was able to work hard on Friday and I completed my research project, and now I will have to go over feedback and edits. I also finished any remaining work from blocks 2 & 3, so with all of that all set, I believe I'm ready for the true meaning of doc week. Writing documentation and portfolios, not doing extra work that was blown off until the final week. I'm glad that I've been ahead of schedule for most of this quarter. Although these things are great and I'm glad the quarter's over, I'm not happy about my departure from true north. My experience gained at that company is so immensely enjoyable and I want to keep learning from the wonderful people there. I also am a bit worried for my next internship, as I have a feeling it won't match the things that I have been learning at true north. I also am not looking forwards to the future where I'll be taking a ton of college courses. That will be entertaining, and I also have to think about the possibilities ok I've got the word count bye
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---------------------------------------------------------------- GOALS -------------------------------------------------------------------
Goal 1 : 1 section done RP
1 Deadline : B1
1 Reflection : I was able to get this done during block 1 and I was also able to get a little bit of progress done on the next section on security. I think my block 2 is also open to work on this project as well so maybe I'll get even more work done on this.


Goal 2 : Wrap up anything not portfolio
2 Deadline : B2
2 Reflection : I did not have any other work other than the portfolio to complete, which I am planning to complete during this doc week.


Goal 3 : Ask Alaura when she will look at my project
3 Deadline : B3
3 Reflection : Alaura said she would look at my project Thursday, so hopefully I'll work on any possible feedback on the reflection work on Friday. I think I'll also see if I can get Sarah to proofread the reflection to see if that might make things go by quicker.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : Finish Research Project Draft
Weekly Goal 2 : Finish Blocks 2 & 3
Weekly Goal 3 : Prepare for doc week

---------------------------------------------------------------- BLOCK -------------------------------------------------------------------
HOMEWORK :

B1 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

B2 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

B3 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

Other : N / A
Deadline : N / A

---------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER -------------------------------------------------------------------
N / A
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---------------------------------------------------------------- GOALS -------------------------------------------------------------------
Goal 1 : Finish all tasks at internship
1 Deadline : 12:30
1 Reflection : I was able to complete a lot of the tasks at my internship, but not all of them. I was working hard and I did have a good time working on all of the projects that I was able to work on today.


Goal 2 : Don't die of sickness
2 Deadline : 3:00
2 Reflection : I didn't die, but I did not feel well all day, so that didn't really work out the way I wanted to.


Goal 3 : Try to work on RP
3 Deadline : 3:00
3 Reflection : I barely managed to work on this as I had some tech crew tasks that prevented me from doing this, and I am sick so I'm having trouble focusing on things.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : Finish Research Project
Weekly Goal 2 : Finish Blocks 2 & 3
Weekly Goal 3 : Prepare for doc week

---------------------------------------------------------------- BLOCK -------------------------------------------------------------------
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B1 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

B2 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

B3 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

Other : N / A
Deadline : N / A

---------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER -------------------------------------------------------------------
N / A
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---------------------------------------------------------------- GOALS -------------------------------------------------------------------
Goal 1 : Upload work for Geo Project
1 Deadline : 3:00
1 Reflection : I completed this after we got back from the guest speaker and I notified alaura when I made the proposal on project foundry. I also uploaded the evidence to drive.


Goal 2 : Write up Chemistry Portfolio
2 Deadline : 3:00
2 Reflection : Unfortunately the geo project took up more time than I thought so I wasn't able to finish this today.


Goal 3 : Edit Statistics Portfolio
3 Deadline : 3:00
3 Reflection : I was able to get a little bit of progress done with this today.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : Research project Almost Done
Weekly Goal 2 : (UPDATE) Chem Portfolio Completed
Weekly Goal 3 : Geometry Project Done || Almost done

---------------------------------------------------------------- BLOCK -------------------------------------------------------------------
HOMEWORK :

B1 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

B2 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

B3 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

Other : N / A
Deadline : N / A

---------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER -------------------------------------------------------------------
Today was a pretty decent day. I was able to get a lot of work done and I got some feedback on some of my projects.
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---------------------------------------------------------------- GOALS -------------------------------------------------------------------
Goal 1 : 1 Section Complete
1 Deadline : B1 End
1 Reflection : I was able to complete this goal during the duration of block 1.


Goal 2 : Portfolio Near Completion
2 Deadline : B2 End
2 Reflection : I was able to write most of my portfolio during this block.


Goal 3 : Pentagon Pyramid workaround / fix
3 Deadline : B3 End
3 Reflection : I was able to complete this goal today. It was a bit difficult, and took some time, but I am glad that I went through with it as I now have a framework to comprarute 3d shapes and it uses only two libraries, UIKit and Darwin. I thought it was weird that UIKit is the library to use, but it has basic trig functions that I use.


--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : Research project Almost Done
Weekly Goal 2 : (UPDATE) Chem Portfolio Completed
Weekly Goal 3 : Geometry Project Done || Almost done

---------------------------------------------------------------- BLOCK -------------------------------------------------------------------
HOMEWORK :

B1 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

B2 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

B3 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

Other : N / A
Deadline : N / A

---------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER -------------------------------------------------------------------
N / A
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---------------------------------------------------------------- GOALS -------------------------------------------------------------------
Goal 1 : Get most of 90052 read
1 Deadline : 12:30
1 Reflection : I actually was able to do this today, and I now know a bit more about the process.


Goal 2 : Do any assigned tasks at internship
2 Deadline : 12:30
2 Reflection : I completed my assigned tasks and I am feeling confident in the language.


Goal 3 : Work on RP || Work on Geometry Project
3 Deadline : 3:00
3 Reflection : I wasn't able to make any progress on my geo project, which was unfortunate. I looked over the equation and the code over and over again and they made sense, but I'll have to find some other way of doing it.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : Research project Almost Done
Weekly Goal 2 : B2 Done Completely
Weekly Goal 3 : Geometry Project Done || Almost done
---------------------------------------------------------------- BLOCK -------------------------------------------------------------------
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B1 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

B2 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

B3 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

Other : N / A
Deadline : N / A

---------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER -------------------------------------------------------------------
Thank you for reading this End of Day on this very day because it means so much I've got the word count now bye
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What was holding you back from your Geometry Project?
Not sure I understand.
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---------------------------------------------------------------- GOALS -------------------------------------------------------------------
Goal 1 : 1 Page RP
1 Deadline : B1
1 Reflection : I was able to complete this goal today, and I figured out that it is possible for me to finish this project by next Monday, which is good.


Goal 2 : Book summary done; Feedback on Recipe Case Study
2 Deadline : B2
2 Reflection : I was able to complete both of these tasks today, which was good. I am almost finished with my block 2 work, and I am getting to the point where my fencing portfolio is nearing completion, minus my experience at the tournament in the future.


Goal 3 : Geometry Project proposed
3 Deadline : B3
3 Reflection : I didn't do this by the end of block 3, but I started the project, and I can realistically finish the project this week. I'll be proposing the project today and I will work a bit on the script that I am making.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : Research project Almost Done
Weekly Goal 2 : B2 Done Completely
Weekly Goal 3 : Geometry Project Done || Almost done

---------------------------------------------------------------- BLOCK -------------------------------------------------------------------
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B1 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

B2 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

B3 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

Other : N / A
Deadline : N / A

---------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER -------------------------------------------------------------------
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Lifelong Weekly Habit Reflection 2
---------------------------------------------------------------- GOALS -------------------------------------------------------------------
Goal 1 : Read a bunch of Tim Morehouse Book
1 Deadline : B1
1 Reflection : I ended up making a checklist for the remaining competencies that I have to work on, which means I will have a more straightforward way of looking at the remaining checklist credit that I have ahead of me.


Goal 2 : Make sure Project is complete
2 Deadline : B2
2 Reflection : My project is waiting for feedback from Elizabeth, so I was able to read for my CBRP for all of block 2, and now I am on page 200. I was also able to fill out all of the information on my new checklists that I have made.


Goal 3 : Experiment with blender & python, if Easy - Create new project; If not - Create unrelated project
3 Deadline : B3
3 Reflection : Ok, unfortunately, I had to wait until the end of the class in order to actually even start talking about a new project, so I didn't get to accomplish this goal, as I started talking to alaura at 2:37. The entire class I was working on my CBRP, and I actually finished the book, as I had an hour and a half of time to just sit back and read. So, the remainder of work in that project will be just writing up / documentation of the tournament.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : Have a plan to prepare myself for Boston tournament; Order Equipment (Done)
Weekly Goal 2 : Finish research project (1/3)
Weekly Goal 3 : Create new Geometry Project (1/2)
Weekly Goal 4 : Practice SAT Test #1 (None)
---------------------------------------------------------------- BLOCK -------------------------------------------------------------------
HOMEWORK :

B1 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

B2 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

B3 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

Other : N / A
Deadline : N / A
---------------------------------------------------------------- HABIT -------------------------------------------------------------------
This week, I created an organizational tool to easily communicate to parents, staff, and myself to display what competencies I have ahead of me. If you are Elizabeth or Jason, I shared the files with you, and they are titled 'Remaining Competencies & Phasework' and 'Portfolio Checklist.' Message me if you would like to access the chart. The chart allows for information on how I'm tackling certain competencies, and in the portfolio checklist, it displays information on how and when I will accomplish the portfolios. I believe that this information is useful to everyone, and will allow for communication of what I need for competencies and portfolios a lot faster and more efficient.

---------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER -------------------------------------------------------------------
This was an ok week, I didn't really get all of the resources that I needed in order to complete my weekly goals, but I was able to be productive the entire time. I was able to finish my CBRP for fencing, Finish my Geometry competency, create a new way of checking my competencies, and I started really envisioning the future that I will be working hard to achieve for the next 4-5 quarters that I will be attending this school.
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---------------------------------------------------------------- GOALS -------------------------------------------------------------------
Goal 1 : Write 2 Pages Research Paper
1 Deadline : 3:00
1 Reflection : Network utility is blocked, which was required for my next portion of my project. I only finished 1 page due to this.


Goal 2 : Read 90052 & take Notes
2 Deadline : 3:00
2 Reflection : Yeah I didn't even try to do this today. I had too much on my plate


Goal 3 : Research Pre-Calc Courses
3 Deadline : 3:00
3 Reflection : I figured probably the best way to approach this would be to take a kahn academy course for pre-calc, and I found one and it seems decent. Hopefully it will do a decent job of teaching me what I need to know.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : Have a plan to prepare myself for Boston tournament; Order Equipment
Weekly Goal 2 : Finish research project
Weekly Goal 3 : Create new Geometry Project
Weekly Goal 4 : Practice SAT Test #1

---------------------------------------------------------------- BLOCK -------------------------------------------------------------------
HOMEWORK :

B1 : 2 more pages Research Project
Deadline : N / A

B2 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

B3 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

Other : N / A
Deadline : N / A

---------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER -------------------------------------------------------------------
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---------------------------------------------------------------- GOALS -------------------------------------------------------------------
Goal 1 : Fencing Gear List Done
1 Deadline : Advisory
1 Reflection : I completed this goal, and I forwarded the list to my mother.


Goal 2 : 1 Page Research Project
2 Deadline : Block 1
2 Reflection : Unfortunately, I did not complete this goal, but I did get 1/2 a page done in block 2. Block 1 was talking a lot about college and future planning so I was still productive during this time, I just didn't focus on my goal like I should have. I will be working harder to remove myself from distracting environments in the future.


Goal 3 : Finish Feedback on Recipe Case Study
3 Deadline : Block 2
3 Reflection : I was able to complete this goal and work on my research paper during the remainder of class.

Goal 4 : Get MPL_toolkits to work
4 Deadline : Block 3
4 Reflection : I spent all of block 3 trying to get this framework to work, but I kept running into problems even with working with Caleb, but hopefully friday will be the last day I will be working with this problem.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : Have a plan to prepare myself for Boston tournament; Order Equipment
Weekly Goal 2 : Finish research project
Weekly Goal 3 : Create new Geometry Project
Weekly Goal 4 : Practice SAT Test #1
---------------------------------------------------------------- BLOCK -------------------------------------------------------------------
HOMEWORK :

B1 : Write 2 pages RP
Deadline : Thursday

B2 : Find out if CBRP is possible
Deadline : Friday B2

B3 : Get MPL_Toolkit to work
Deadline : Thursday

Other : N / A
Deadline : N / A

---------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER -------------------------------------------------------------------
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---------------------------------------------------------------- GOALS -------------------------------------------------------------------
Goal 1 : 1 Page Research Project
1 Deadline : 3:00
1 Reflection : In block 1, I was able to get about half of a page completed, and when I'm writing this, it looks like I could potentially complete this goal in block 2 as I finished that goal early in the class.
Update : I was able to complete 1 page by the end of B2.


Goal 2 : Recipe Case Study Complete
2 Deadline : B2 End
2 Reflection : I was able to complete this goal and I submitted the project and notified Elizabeth over email. I would then use the rest of the block to work on blocks 1 and 3.


Goal 3 : Feedback Complete; create new project
3 Deadline : B3 End
3 Reflection : In B2, I was able to proofread my paper and I notified Alaura over email. In creating a new project, I was told that all I should need to do is create a program that would find the area of a certain shape, which will be quite fun. I am wondering how many layers the program should be going through, for identifying the shape. I don't know if I should have some exceptions for user input stuff, or if I should try to automate as much as I can.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : Finish RP draft
Weekly Goal 2 : Finish Crepe Recipe Case study (Done)
Weekly Goal 3 : Finish Geo Project Completely (Done)

---------------------------------------------------------------- BLOCK -------------------------------------------------------------------
HOMEWORK :

B1 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

B2 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

B3 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

Other : N / A
Deadline : N / A

---------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER -------------------------------------------------------------------
I talked to Chris about the college process, and I am thinking a lot about said process. So, I am taking measures for me to get a long term good portfolio for college, so I can be recognized for that system. I'm thinking of implementing an automated system where I would be getting a habit proposal, and I would focus on getting one lifelong habit per week, and reflecting in my EoW on why I earned a lifelong habit. I was told Elizabeth knows of a way to create automated projects on project foundry, which would do exactly what I would want to accomplish. This would give me a good overall habit score for when I apply to a college, which is the thing that MC2 focuses on telling how good a student performs in a work environment. So, the other thing is that I am going to be really focusing on fencing in the times that I now will have thanks to drivers ed almost being complete. This will hopefully mean that I will have a better USFA ranking in the future, for when I would be applying, however, I can't guarantee anything about that as it might be hard to train myself without that many resources. have a good weekend .
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---------------------------------------------------------------- GOALS -------------------------------------------------------------------
Goal 1 : Tech Crew Reflection
1 Deadline : 3:00
1 Reflection : I spent less than an hour in the tech room today because I had a meeting discussing financial planning and fundraising of the school, and I had drivers ed, and I spoke with Elizabeth later in the day. So, I was not very available with working with tech crew, I don't know what tasks got done as I didn't have much time.


Goal 2 : Study for Drivers Ed Final
2 Deadline : 6:30
2 Reflection : Yeah I have yet to do this, but I have until 4:20 to do that so I'm working on that right after this EoD.


Goal 3 : Get touchscreen to load on boot on RPI
3 Deadline : 10:00 PM
3 Reflection : Yeah, I have to get to my house to work on this so I haven't worked on it.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : Finish RP draft
Weekly Goal 2 : Finish Crepe Recipe Case study
Weekly Goal 3 : Finish Geo Project Completely

---------------------------------------------------------------- BLOCK -------------------------------------------------------------------
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B1 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

B2 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

B3 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

Other : N / A
Deadline : N / A

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Audience reflection
Reflection:
Who Presented? Where was the presentation?
Geordie, colonial theatre

If it has one, what was the title of the presentation? what did it have to do with the presentation?
Jabber. It had significance because it represented the characters in the play who wore the Hijab.

What was the message / Main theme? How do you know?
I took from it that everyone is trying their best and sometimes it doesn't translate perfectly. I know this because in the Q&A afterwards the actors said that this was the purpose of the play.


Describe 3 unique things or topics that arose during the presentation.
Everyone is trying their best
Everyone has their own unique perspectives
There is a need to learn from your mistakes.

What follow up do you have following this performance?
I'm not planning to do anything with the information in this presentation.



Goals:
1: Outline of RP revised

I was able to complete the outline, and I think this will allow for me to write my research paper a lot more efficiently, as I will know where I am going when I am writing it.
2: Drive

We did a fake test again today and I was able to score a 100 on it
3: New Geo project proposal started

I was able to start this process, however I did not get much progress done with it.
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Goal 1 : Get the 90052 script
1 Deadline : 12:30
1 Reflection : I was able to start working on this script and it allowed me to work on the assignment that I was scheduled to do today.


Goal 2 : Tech Crew
2 Deadline : 3:00
2 Reflection : When I got back from my internship, most of the tasks were already complete, so props to harry and owen for doing that so well. Later in the


Goal 3 : More Understanding of powershell
3 Deadline : 12:30
3 Reflection : So I started my day with more reading of the chapter and I'm starting to get a lot more comfortable with the language and certain commands. I'm learning a lot about regex and learning how to read files in certain directories. This will allow me to do all sorts of things like pull information from files that are similar in structure.

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Weekly Goal 1 :
Weekly Goal 2 :
Weekly Goal 3 :

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Big rant
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Goal 1 : 1 1/2 page research project finished
1 Deadline : B1 End
1 Reflection : I was unable to complete this goal today due to the fact that in block 1 we spent the entire block having a harkness discussion which kept devolving into complaining about the school. I was kind of disappointed with this because I'm kind of done with "this school sucks" and stuff like that. I think that discussions like that go nowhere and kind of are counterproductive, as all of the points that students bring up are typically just repeats of what always are brought up. I personally think that there are things in the school that are ineffective, but I always think after that the reason that that would be the case is because our school doesn't have enough resources. There's nothing that talking about it will do, because A. Unorganized conversation focused around complaining normally doesn't lead to solutions, it takes an organized conversation to accomplish this. B. I put my faith into the staff here at MC2 that we are working on ways to increase our budget, because I think that the staff are really dedicated towards the success of the organization. Success with the organization, I assume, directly would improve the success of students. I personally think that if students would avoid directly wasting the staffs time, we would have more resources to make other students accomplish greater things and get the help they need. Essentially, I think that anyone complaining about the school needs to try to fix their own actions before they try to change the model. I personally have found success in the model where all time that I can work in a class, I have been able to work. I really think that if the students were compliant, it would mean more success for everyone involved in the equation. Any time where I have felt like I was being held back in a class, I feel like it's due to the fault of student distractions. I think that students tend to have the overwhelming belief that they are always right, and that their ideas have more backing then a government funded organization. I really think that the most success from conversations like questioning the effectiveness of a model would be through one on one conversation between a student and staff, because then the student and staff would be on more equal ground, and the student might be more likely to critically think about their criticism towards the model. One on one conversations that are planned allow for more productivity between the student and the advisor, instead of 15 students all backing up an advisor into a corner where they can't defend themselves or the model. It's easy to say that staff need more training. It's easy to say that Tuesdays and Thursdays could have better execution. It's easy to say that we could be working on other work instead of doing the current activity. But, when you remove the 14 other students, and you remove the social backing of your peers who are going to easily throw the school under the bus, I think that conversations could be a lot more productive.

Now, this is a rant, I acknowledge this. A lot of what I just said could be wrong, and I would hope that if that is the case, I could spark a conversation where we can start leading towards solutions.

So, my thought, which could be completely wrong and take up to much staff resources, is what if we had a dedicated time once a quarter where we have student "interviews" with staff members where they could directly ask questions about the model, and why things are the way that they are.

I think that something like this would increase the productivity of the school and allow for more students to understand why things are the way that they are. Like, every single open session I hear the same suggestion: Tuesdays and Thursdays don't work. And sure, they might not be effective in the workshop on Tuesday and Thursdays, but I think that there's a lot of misunderstanding about the school and their legal requirements. If I'm not wrong, we are legally required to provide students with career focused learning, and this is the reason for the workshops not being focused on phase work. Now this leaves students two main options for them to progress on workshop days. They can work on the workshop, and get whatever credits/competency that is available in workshops, or they can do the more efficient thing and create an independent project that has a tie to a career that will get them phase work. Like, Read a book about a business man, and create a project that will go over that books themes in business, and bam, you've got a CBRP. If I wasn't on tech crew, I would instantly use my research project where my focus is on Networking systems, which is a huge career in IT, and then I would be able to work on my phase work on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

So, I just went on a huge rant. Like, wow I could use this as my EoQ. Again, I don't know better than anyone else, and this is just my own opinion which very easily could not work. I accept that, and if that is the case, I am comfortable to hear that is the case. I would like to thank the staff at MC2 for giving me the opportunity to feel safe voicing my opinion about this topic and giving me a platform where I can do so effectively. I am very open to discussion about this, and I would hope that any questions that arise from this will be asked. My intention with these words are to positively affect the effectiveness of the school, and make students and staff more understanding of each other and have positive outlooks on criticism.

Thank you to all of the staff who work so hard to make this school work the way it does.


Goal 2 : Do as much as I can with Vegan Crepes.
2 Deadline : B2 End
2 Reflection : I wrote everything down in the PPT and I am ready to move on to making sweet and savory crepes, where I will be doing this Tuesday, as I have to work on my internship today.


Goal 3 : Almost finish the Geo project if possible.
3 Deadline : B3 end
3 Reflection : Will refer in Comment

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : Finish RP draft
Weekly Goal 2 : Finish Crepe Recipe Case study
Weekly Goal 3 : Finish Geo Project Completely

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Deadline : N / A

B2 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

B3 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

Other : Finish Chapter 4 start chapter 5 internship
Deadline : Monday End

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Walker - I love the reflection! Lately, I've been trying to reserve the 2-3pm time on Tuesdays & Thursday's to meet one on one with students, to answer questions, help with Foundry proposals, etc. I would be happy to meet with anyone to get questions answered and brainstorm solutions. I don't think I'm ready to make a formal announcement, but feel free to send anyone my way. I have some material I've put together that explains in detail the way in which credits are translated and I've found it to be especially useful for the phase 3 and 4's when trying to see the big picture.
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Thank you, Walker. Thank you, very much.
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Wow.
Your level of self-reflection here is very impressive, Walker.
And because of that, i think your points are illustrated perfectly.

Thank you for writing this
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Update for goal 3: Completed my Geometry competency, and everything is uploaded to drive and foundry. Should hopefully get this done by Wednesday.
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Update for goal 3: Completed my Geometry competency, and everything is uploaded to drive and foundry. Should hopefully get this done by Wednesday.
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---------------------------------------------------------------- GOALS -------------------------------------------------------------------
Goal 1 : 2 pages more research project
1 Deadline : B1 End
1 Reflection : I wasn't able to complete this goal, but that wasn't due to distraction. This was due to the fact that the area that I was in in my project required a lot of extra research. Almost every sentence that I did this day would take about 20 minutes of research each.


Goal 2 : Literally plan out every little detail of making crepes saturday morning so I can't possibly put them off again. ; When finished, keep working on Goal 1
2 Deadline : B2 End
2 Reflection : I was able to plan and I made the crepes over the weekend.

Goal 3 : Work on Project Feedback; Create new project
3 Deadline : B3 End
3 Reflection : I will be able to complete this on Monday, as I am almost done with the feedback.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : Drivers ed progress
Weekly Goal 2 : Know what to do for SATs

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B1 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

B2 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

B3 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

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Goal 1 : Study for test
1 Deadline :
1 Reflection : I will study after school


Goal 2 : Tasks for Tech
2 Deadline :
2 Reflection : We were able to help some people and we got to unbox all of the iPad pros from a while back, and we kept the room quite clean by the end of the day.


Goal 3 : SAT registration
3 Deadline :
3 Reflection : Ok, I talked to Chris in the morning about the SATs and it seems like I will be all set to take them with the school on April 10th. I will be studying quite heavily for them and I will be trying my hardest to get a high score. I really think that if I start studying as soon as drivers ed is done (Next week) I think I can achieve this goal.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : Drivers ed progress
Weekly Goal 2 : Know what to do for SATs

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Deadline : N / A

B2 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

B3 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

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The Keene Public Library is offering an SAT prep course. If you go to their website and type "SAT Prep" into the search at the top you can get the info.
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Goal 1 : Clean Drive Folder
1 Deadline :
1 Reflection : I didn't get to this one but I will do it first thing Thursday morning


Goal 2 : Tech Reflection
2 Deadline :
2 Reflection : I came to tech crew after my internship and it was in one of the best conditions that I have seen it in a long time. The room was immensely clean and a bunch of stuff is organized. I am very very happy with Harrison and Owens work that they accomplished today. After I got back I worked with Owen and I gave him a little bit of information about general programming, as he's starting to show interest in the area.


Goal 3 : Do things at TNN
3 Deadline : 12:30
3 Reflection : I did indeed do things in my internship.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : Not Set Yet
Weekly Goal 2 : Not Set Yet
Weekly Goal 3 : Not set Yes

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B2 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

B3 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

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Yet again, I had a sick day but qed isn't recognizing that so here I am to fill in my EOD so I can keep my stats streak. Yet again, I had a sick day but qed isn't recognizing that so here I am to fill in my EOD so I can keep my stats streak.Yet again, I had a sick day but qed isn't recognizing that so here I am to fill in my EOD so I can keep my stats streak.Yet again, I had a sick day but qed isn't recognizing that so here I am to fill in my EOD so I can keep my stats streak.Yet again, I had a sick day but qed isn't recognizing that so here I am to fill in my EOD so I can keep my stats streak.Yet again, I had a sick day but qed isn't recognizing that so here I am to fill in my EOD so I can keep my stats streak.Yet again, I had a sick day but qed isn't recognizing that so here I am to fill in my EOD so I can keep my stats streak.Yet again, I had a sick day but qed isn't recognizing that so here I am to fill in my EOD so I can keep my stats streak.Yet again, I had a sick day but qed isn't recognizing that so here I am to fill in my EOD so I can keep my stats streak.Yet again, I had a sick day but qed isn't recognizing that so here I am to fill in my EOD so I can keep my stats streak.
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Goal 1 : Research paper 2 pages completed
1 Deadline : B1 End
1 Reflection : I was able to complete this goal, I now have a total of 4 1/2 pages on my research project completed. I might work on my research project at brew bakers after school, or work on it somewhere else in public. I think that that would be a good way for me to do as much work as possible.

Goal 2 : Work on any feedback; see if I can thoroughly plan to make crepe variation
2 Deadline : B2 End
2 Reflection : Yeah I pretty much just used the entire block in order to work on my research project as I did not have any content to work on. I am planning to do this during the weekend and I should be able to easily do the recipe.


Goal 3 : Finish Geo Feedback
3 Deadline : B3 End
3 Reflection : I did not get an opportunity to speak with alaura, so for block 3 I just worked on my research project, doing some more research and a bit less writing. I've been studying a lot more about ARPANET (advanced research project agency network) and about packet - switch networks.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : Finish Research Paper Draft
Weekly Goal 2 : Learn better way of having home NAS (Have drive only activate when is being used)
Weekly Goal 3 : Create New Geo Project

--------Weekly Goals Reflection--------
Weekly Goal 1 : Yeah this was way too ambitious of a goal, however, I should be able to finish it next week, so I am still making progress. So far I have about 2 pages done, and that's this morning, before I've had block 1 & 2 to work on it. UPDATE, I am now at 4 1/2 finished pages and will be working on project after school. Almost at the 1/3rd mark for completion of the draft. I really hope that I will be able to complete my project as soon as possible.
Weekly Goal 2 : Well, I technically did accomplish this goal. I figured that the best way to do this would be to have the NAS always plugged in, and just mount/unmount when accessing it, because when it is unmounted it doesn't spin the disc, which means it will always be silent until I need to use it for ~10 minutes at a time.
Weekly Goal 3 : I did not get to create a new Geo project. This was because I was given feedback on my project that I worked on

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Deadline : N / A

B2 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

B3 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

Other : N / A
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I pretty much worked on my research project all day, and I am planning to work on it after school as well, so I think I am getting a lot of progress on that. Right now I'm about 1/3 of the way to being completed with my draft, and I am sure that I might reach somewhere closer to half of the way to completion before next week.
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Goal 1 : Finish Tasks
1 Deadline : 3:00
1 Reflection : Man, We did quite a lot of work today. We helped anybody with any problems that they were having with drive, we cleaned out some drawers, we cleaned the room, and we labelled all of the headphones.


Goal 2 : Don't die when driving
2 Deadline : 2:00
2 Reflection : I had a pleasant drive to the Vermont Border with no difficulties.


Goal 3 : Look for colleges?
3 Deadline : 3:00
3 Reflection : I didn't really extensively look at this goal, but I have a couple more ideas of what colleges I might want to visit. MIT, Purdue, some colleges in NY, all are looking like good options.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : Finish Research Paper Draft
Weekly Goal 2 : Learn better way of having home NAS (Have drive only activate when is being used)
Weekly Goal 3 : Create New Geo Project

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B2 : N / A
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B3 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

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Goal 1 : 2 pages research paper done
1 Deadline : B1 End
1 Reflection : I was able to accomplish this goal and I also got to work on it outside of block 1 as I had plenty of time to get a lot of progress on my paper, and I also spent some time refining my thesis statement. Here's my thesis statement:
The internet is a complex system with many different way for users to interact with computers around the globe; it is important to know the basics of how this complex system works in order for the average user to fix problems that arise during their use.


Goal 2 : Address Feedback
2 Deadline : B2 End
2 Reflection : I was able to finish the feedback within the first 20 minutes of the class, so I met this goal quite well.


Goal 3 : Review Geo Feedback
3 Deadline : B3 End
3 Reflection : I was able to take a look at all of the feedback, and I will be able to work on all of it during Friday

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : Finish Research Paper Draft
Weekly Goal 2 : Learn better way of having home NAS (Have drive only activate when is being used)
Weekly Goal 3 : Create New Geo Project

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B1 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

B2 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

B3 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

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Goal 1 : Finish Research project Outline
1 Deadline : B1 End
1 Reflection : I was able to complete this goal today, which was good. I completed the outline, and I made an estimation of how many words per section I will need in order to have my research paper around 15 pages.


Goal 2 : Do as much of RCS as possible
2 Deadline : B2 End
2 Reflection : I was able to do everything possible minus a couple steps because I think I need to make the recipe with all of the specific variations and get pictures of the process.


Goal 3 : Finish Project Reflection
3 Deadline : B3 End
3 Reflection : I was able to finish this goal today and I also started working with creating my next project.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : Finish Research Paper Draft
Weekly Goal 2 : Learn better way of having home NAS (Have drive only activate when is being used)
Weekly Goal 3 : Create New Geo Project

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Deadline : N / A

B2 : N / A
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B3 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

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Goal 1 : Start next step of research project : Glossary?
1 Deadline : B1 End
1 Reflection : I started my glossary which will be in the final research project, so that was a step forward in progress. I kind of declared that I have finished my notes for the project, however, I think that as time goes on my notes will probably double in size anyways. I just think if I keep obsessing over notes I'm never going to actually finish my research project. I hope that I can get this finished soon, as I really could use B1 for other CBRP projects, which will be extremely useful. I've been working a lot "at home" and this has allowed me to get a ton of work done. I've mainly used that time for my google course but I'm super ahead in that so I'll be fine with working on my RP for a bit.


Goal 2 : catch myself up on the Recipe case study
2 Deadline : B2 End
2 Reflection : Unfortunately, the project files for the recipe case study are on my old laptop that I used a year ago. So, I was unable to work on this project and I instead used the extra time in B3 to work on my research project. I was able to use all of the time effectively and got even more notes done, and I am almost finished with my glossary.


Goal 3 : Finish congruence competency?
3 Deadline : B3 End
3 Reflection : Well, I finished all the work but I wasn't able to talk to alaura in class. All of the work is uploaded to PF though and I am waiting to do the reflections. In a perfect world I might try to stay after school and get the project completely reviewed at the end of the day today. However, this might be out of my control so I'm not planning on that being able to happen.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : Finish B3 Project
Weekly Goal 2 : Complete Chem Technique Assignment and start Recipe Case Study
Weekly Goal 3 : Complete Home NAS/Finish RP Notes

--------Weekly Goals Reflection--------
Weekly Goal 1 : I was able to complete this goal this week.
Weekly Goal 2 : I was able to complete this goal this week.
Weekly Goal 3 : I did not get time at home to setup a NAS but I did finish my RP Notes as stated above in my other goals.

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B1 : Finish Glossary
Deadline : N / A

B2 : Bring other laptop or export the files that I was using for the other video.
Deadline : N / A

B3 : Create new Dimensions and Modeling project / do Reflection after project is approved
Deadline : N / A

Other : Fencing wellness project
Deadline : N / A

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It was a good week. I've been getting a crazy amount of work done because after school almost every day this week I've gone to brew bakers and stayed there until 5:00 and just worked on projects like my RP, my IT Course, and my Python project.
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Walker,
I'm going to look into what additional credits you might be able to receive for taking the Google IT certificate class
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Thanks Jason!
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Goal 1 : 3D Print?
1 Deadline : 3:00
1 Reflection : it looked like there wasn't the 3d printing crew working on the machine so I did not get an opportunity to complete this goal.


Goal 2 : Computer Parts for google class
2 Deadline : 3:00
2 Reflection : I talked to my dad and he never really gave me an answer so I'm not sure if I can get the parts. For an assignment I have to build a computer, and I was hoping he could give me a disassembled computer that I used way back before 2010.


Goal 3 : Work on tech crew
3 Deadline : 3:00
3 Reflection : Today we helped brad apply to tech crew, and I also helped alaura with troubleshooting with her Apple TV

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : Finish B3 Project
Weekly Goal 2 : Complete Chem Technique Assignment and start Recipe Case Study
Weekly Goal 3 : Complete Home NAS/Finish RP Notes

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Deadline : N / A

B2 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

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Walker,
Was were you going to use the 3D printer for?
What are you making?
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Goal 1 : Get linux to run on VM on Mac
1 Deadline : B1 End
1 Reflection : I was unable to meet my goal by the deadline, but after some trial and error I was able to get it to work early block 2, so that went quite swell.

Goal 2 : Finish reflection and start recipe case study
2 Deadline : B2 End
2 Reflection : I was able to do all of the assignments except for the recipe case study. However, I started it last time I did this class, so I will still probably be able to finish it this week.

Goal 3 : Finish theorems
3 Deadline : B3 End
3 Reflection : I was able to finish all of the theorems on the worksheets that alaura gave me, but she wasn't there during class so I was unable to go over the work with her.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : Finish B3 Project
Weekly Goal 2 : Complete Chem Technique Assignment and start Recipe Case Study
Weekly Goal 3 : Complete Home NAS/Finish RP Notes

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B2 : N / A
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Goal 1 : Sign up for google course
1 Deadline : 10:00 PM
1 Reflection : I was able to sign up on the website for the account, however I need credit card info in order to enroll in the class.


Goal 2 : Finish most tasks from internship
2 Deadline : 12:30
2 Reflection : I was unable to complete this goal, but I took the laptop home and I am going to work on my project before I go back to my internship next Tuesday.


Goal 3 : Understand IP Addresses
3 Deadline : 6:00
3 Reflection : I was able to unable to fully understand IP Addresses, however I did try really hard all day to do that, and I'm better off than where I was, so that's good

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : Finish B3 Project
Weekly Goal 2 : Complete Chem Technique Assignment and start Recipe Case Study
Weekly Goal 3 : Complete Home NAS/Finish RP Notes

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B3 : N / A
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Other : N / A
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I think I know a guy that can help with the IP address thing...
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Goal 1 : Work on more research project notes
1 Deadline : B1 End
1 Reflection : I was able to finally reach the point where I now know enough about the topic to know that I know nothing about the entire topic. I have so many questions about everything about the internet and right now I have the drive to keep asking and researching. I believe that as soon as I complete my notes though, writing a research paper about all of this will take a very short amount of time.


Goal 2 : Possibly finish chem technique thing
2 Deadline : B2 End
2 Reflection : I was able to meet this goal and I turned in my assignment.


Goal 3 : Finish worksheets
3 Deadline : B3 End
3 Reflection : I did not meet the goal as I had to drive for drivers ed so I had limited time in class

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : Finish B3 Project
Weekly Goal 2 : Complete Chem Technique Assignment and start Recipe Case Study
Weekly Goal 3 : Complete Home NAS/Finish RP Notes


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Goal 1 : Write more notes; Start looking into static IP for raspberry pi ssh
1 Deadline : B1 End
1 Reflection : I was able to write some more notes, but I didn't finish as much as I wanted to. This is due to the fact that I was talking to josh about the college application process, which was a conversation that I valued heavily. I learned a lot more about applying for scholarships and the FAFSA which is going to be really important because I think that I am going to be looking at colleges a lot more seriously as soon as I complete my SATs.


Goal 2 : Meet with Elizabeth about Chem of Technique Assignment
2 Deadline : B2 End
2 Reflection : I was able to do this, and the information that I learned about the assignment was very useful. I was able to learn about the science of good cooking book that is super informative and offers a lot of information that I am specifically looking for.


Goal 3 : Work on competency work
3 Deadline : B3 End
3 Reflection : I was able to understand pretty much exactly what I need to do in order to earn the congruence competency. I also edited my project on PF so I can get a CBRP from the project. I should be able to finish my Geo project hopefully early next week.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : finish notes research project
Weekly Goal 2 : finish chem assignment
Weekly Goal 3 : work more with geometry project

--------Weekly Goals Reflection--------
Weekly Goal 1 : I was not able to finish this as I changed my research project, however, I was able to still complete a lot of notes which has been very beneficial for my project.
Weekly Goal 2 : I was unable to finish the Chem assignment, but, I am in a position where I can potentially finish it early next week.
Weekly Goal 3 : Same as goal 2, I will be able to finish the project early next week if I do everything right.

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B2 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

B3 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

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This week has been not as productive as my first week this quarter, however, it has still been quite productive. I am spending all of my time in school on working on projects, and I am getting a lot of progress. It looks like I'm a bit behind on my goals, which is understandable, as I set huge goals for this quarter. Hopefully, I'll get a couple days off where I can just go to keene state or brew bakers and just work for 5 hours on all of my projects in order to get that all caught up. I think that doing that would be very beneficial, but unfortunately I've had a busy schedule with drivers ed and building my room's furniture
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Goal 1 : Redo my research project proposal yet again
1 Deadline : 9:00
1 Reflection : I finished my research project proposal, and it is now waiting for some feedback. Hopefully this is the last time that I will have to get this written out.


Goal 2 : Research and work on some internet notes
2 Deadline : 3:00
2 Reflection : I was able to get some progress done with this, because I had all day to work on the notes. I was able to get 2 pages of clear, informative notes about how the internet functions, and I'm having a lot of fun with learning this topic


Goal 3 : Look into Wordpress more
3 Deadline : 3:00
3 Reflection : I was able to download all of the files onto my computer, but I didn't get around to installing it.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : finish notes research project
Weekly Goal 2 : finish chem assignment
Weekly Goal 3 : work more with geometry project

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B2 : N / A
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B3 : N / A
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Goal 1 : Complete as many tasks as possible at internship
1 Deadline : 12:30
1 Reflection : Unfortunately, the start of my day was spent entirely on just waiting for my laptop to work. I waited for an hour until I could start getting to work, which was not satisfactory. However, in my 2 hours that I did get to work, I was able to install a VM on the laptop and then remote into it. I then got 1/3 of chapter 3 done.


Goal 2 : Try to build a server
2 Deadline : 10:00
2 Reflection : I want to build a home server with just my raspberry pi, and I’ve started right after school. The plan is to create a server that I can upload files to and access from anywhere and have it be a secure connection where I would only be able to access it with certain IP addresses and password, like a whitelist type system. I think that it will be a fun project.


Goal 3 : do drivers ed
3 Deadline : 6:30
3 Reflection : I’m going to do drivers ed

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : finish notes research project
Weekly Goal 2 : finish chem assignment
Weekly Goal 3 : work more with geometry project

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B2 : N / A
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B3 : N / A
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Goal 1 : Finish Feedback from Caleb in free time
1 Deadline : B1 End
1 Reflection : I was able to finish all of the feedback and I told Elizabeth to take a look at the paper. I'm really hoping that I can get this project done and squared away just because I have been eager to clear all of the projects that I'm done working on off of all of my checklist.


Goal 2 : Get two completed items on spreadsheet
2 Deadline : B2 End
2 Reflection : I was able to complete this goal, and I was able to find some better websites that were giving me better more detailed information on each of the different chemical changes in food. Unfortunately, there are still some that are missing and hard to research, but hopefully I'll be done next week.


Goal 3 : Meet with alaura about python project
3 Deadline : B3 End
3 Reflection : I was able to meet with alaura and make more sense of the project. In order to earn the congruence competency all I have to do now is prove some theorems and constructions in order to complete my project. Then I will have to work on the next competency, but that shouldn't be too difficult. I also was able to complete my other task of getting the spreadsheet that's able to format things a lot easier, so that is going to be quite useful moving forwards with my project.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : Stay updated with independent projects (Done)
Weekly Goal 2 : Finish all chem assignments minus recipe case study
Weekly Goal 3 : Learn some new coding languages (Python & Powershell) (Done)

--------Weekly Goals Reflection--------
Weekly Goal 1 : I created one independent project so far this quarter, however, all of my other studios still have independent characteristics when it comes to work. B1 is a study hall with extra steps, B2 I'm working on all of the assignments ahead of the class alone, and B3 I am doing an actual independent project with python.

Weekly Goal 2 : I was a bit ambitious when setting this goal initially, mainly due to the fact that the first two assignments that I did were very quick to do, which made me believe that the rest of the assignments would be all the similar lengths. However, I still believe that I will finish everything by week 3, to meet my expectations for my B1 class.

Weekly Goal 3 : I have learned quite a bit in python, I am now comfortable with being able to write my own programs and now I am starting to be able to write a bunch of code without having to think to much about what syntax means what.

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B1 : Finish Notes
Deadline : Monday

B2 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

B3 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

Other : Finish Caleb Feedback
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Goal 1 : Work on python Project
1 Deadline : 3:00
1 Reflection : I have learned a lot about python today. It has taken up the majority of my day so far, and I'm pretty ok with that, because progress there means I'm moving forwards a ton. I've made a ton of progress with python

Goal 2 : Create Internship Project
2 Deadline : 3:00
2 Reflection : I did not start this, mainly because the laptop that was given to me by true north was unable to be charged, which is a bit of a complication.


Goal 3 : Work on feedback from Caleb on app project
3 Deadline : 3:00
3 Reflection : I have not started this, I think I will visit this after school today though so I can get that done as soon as possible.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : Stay updated with independent projects (Done)
Weekly Goal 2 : Finish all chem assignments minus recipe case study
Weekly Goal 3 : Learn some new coding languages (Python & Powershell) (Done)


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Update: Caught up on a lot of work at brew bakers, finished first python application, will be checking it over w/ alaura tomorrow, also was able to address all but 4 pieces of feedback from Caleb on app from 1st block last quarter, so should be able to finish that one really soon. I think I might actually hold off from doing an internship project for now because I'm just scratching the surface when it comes to powershell.
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Walker,
I think that's wise to wait until you get some more hours logged in on this coding language before you decide what you want to do for a project.
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Goal 1 : 1/3 of RP notes completed
1 Deadline : Block 1 End
1 Reflection : I didn't completely meet this goal, as I went very much into depth with my notes when explaining certain processes on the web. I was explaining the process in connecting to a web page, but there's so much depth to that by itself. I'll spare you the details, but I was still using all of my time effectively towards my RP, so I still got the gist of the goal completed.


Goal 2 : Finish 2 assignments
2 Deadline : Block 2 End
2 Reflection : The first two assignments that I completed a couple days ago kind of ruined my perspective of how long this work will take me. However, I only have 4 assignments left, one of them is a reflection, another one I just need to wait for the class to go over the assignment so I can get more data for the survey, there's a larger assignment where I go into depth about 7 different types of chemical changes that food goes through, which might take me three or four days. Then, I will have to complete a recipe case study. Unfortunately, this will take me about a week, which is unfortunate. I am creating a video that will explain the chemical processes of crepe making. I did start it in the class when I took it before, so maybe it won't take as long as I expect.


Goal 3 : Python Graphs proficiency
3 Deadline : Block 3 End
3 Reflection : I was able to learn a lot more about graphs in the python coding language. I have been able to create code so that I can plot points and make shapes on a graph, so I’m making a lot of progress on the project. It realistically looks like I’ll be hitting competency related work next week.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : Stay updated with independent projects
Weekly Goal 2 : Finish all chem assignments minus recipe case study
Weekly Goal 3 : Learn some new coding languages (Python & Powershell)


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B2 : N / A
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B3 : N / A
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Walker,
What are the assignments you are working on in Block 2?

I can't remember and I'm wondering if there is anything I can do to help you accomplish these goals faster?
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Goal 1 : Have a good internship day
1 Deadline : 12:30
1 Reflection : Wow, I am really going to have a good time working at True North Networks. The amount of attention that I am getting is really allowing me to excel in the environment, due to the ability to get timely feedback. I was greeted by Multiple people, was told a little bit about the company, then I met Macane, who is a software engineer at the company, and he told me all about his experience. Then, I was introduced to my desk, and my laptop that I will be working on for the remainder of my internship. I was taught a little bit about the software that they use at the company, just two communication platforms, and then the ISE platform, the IDE for powershell. I then went on to learn a ton about the language, I was checked in with by either Randy or Macane almost every Half hour, which greatly solidified my understanding of powershell. For myself, I gave myself the assignment of creating a very very very basic encryption software, that would solidify my understanding of being able to manipulate Hash Libraries and Arrays. I am very excited for the opportunity that is working at true north networks, not to mention that Randy has a full schedule planned out for all 9 weeks that I will be there.


Goal 2 : Learn something new about Python
2 Deadline : 3:00
2 Reflection : I learned about the input() command and the raw_input() command which can enable the user to input information that can be manipulated by the script.


Goal 3 : Write my EoD in a timely fashion
3 Deadline : 3:00
3 Reflection : I am writing my EoD on time, however, I have not been able to connect to the portal, so this might make things a bit more difficult.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : Not Available
Weekly Goal 2 : Not Available
Weekly Goal 3 : Not Available

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Deadline : N / A

B2 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

B3 : Learn a little bit more python in the context of graphs
Deadline : Wednesday

Other : N / A
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Walker,
I am really glad this location is going to work out so well for you!
Very exciting!
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Goal 1 : Find out governance
1 Deadline : 12:30
1 Reflection : I found out that the election will take place on Wednesday.


Goal 2 : Find out Classes
2 Deadline : 3:00
2 Reflection : I was able to find my classes, and I think that this will be a good quarter. I currently am already half done with my block 2 work, because I took the class before, and I realistically think that I might be able to finish all of it by the end of week 2. I really do believe that this quarter will be very productive.


Goal 3 : Start my independent projects
3 Deadline : 3:00
3 Reflection : I have a clear path for this quarter. I created a Python project, where I will be finishing my geometry portfolio soon. I hope that this project will only take 3 weeks, and in order to assure that that is the case, I will be working a lot at home. You've already heard about block 2, and for block 1 my goal is to finish my entire ELA Portfolio. It's a very ambitious goal, and I think that if I can control the course of my classes, I will be able to finish everything.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : Stay updated with independent projects
Weekly Goal 2 : Finish all chem assignments minus recipe case study
Weekly Goal 3 : Learn some new coding languages (Python & Powershell)
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B2 : N / A
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B3 : N / A
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Other : Setup computer to run powershell
Deadline : Tuesday Morning

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Walker,
I really like your technical and thorough goals you've outlined here.
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This quarter has been interesting. It has been one of my most productive quarters in my duration at this school, mainly because I have earned 10+ competencies, written a portfolio, Gatewayed, became a political activist (net neutrality), started my phase 3 research project, and gotten some phase work done. All of these things make me feel a lot of excitement for my next quarter, because if I’m moving at my current pace, and I apply some more of the lessons that I have been able to learn this quarter, I will be even faster when it comes to doing work. I think what really worked for me this quarter is the fact that I was able to have all independent projects, meaning that I could work at entirely my own pace, which was super effective for me, because in most cases, I would be able to work for 8 hours straight if I so chose, which I tended to do a lot. I think that because all of my independent projects were, independent, I didn’t have to do things like wait for an unruly class to settle down so I could learn. I could just sit in the middle of the classroom, amongst the chaos, on my laptop, enjoying music, and experiencing a flow state of work. This extra time allowed me to use each second of my studios extremely effectively, because I could fully adjust my schedule on a dime in order to make myself more productive. It also is a good practice for me because this style of work is how it really is when it comes to real life jobs, and I think that it’s a good experience getting accustomed to it. So, independent projects worked for me a lot this quarter, and I think that continuing this practice will be essential for me to succeed next quarter as well. So, I suppose I’ll talk a little bit about my whole activism in concern of net neutrality. The thing about the internet is that it has allowed me to accomplish so many things in the world of work. I have been able to do these independent studios where I have minimal interaction with a teacher, and I can self teach about any topic that I want in order to progress my learning throughout the quarter. Now, with this, it sounds like the internet is an imperative tool for me to be working on, because it has shaped my productive side, by giving me millions of opportunities at my fingertips. Now, all of this is at risk, thanks to this guy, Ajit Pai. Now, I’ve dabbled explaining why the removal of net neutrality will screw us all over in ways that we can’t even imagine, but I’ll spare you the details and just give a definition of what Net Neutrality is. Net Neutrality is the piece of legislation that keeps all data on the internet equal, meaning that it can’t be censored, or unfairly treated by being throttled (slowing down the users access to the site). Now, Ajit Pai, the chairman of the FCC, wants to remove Net Neutrality, because he wants your internet service providers to treat you unfairly by charging you 100s of dollars per month just to access your favorite sites, and you could see the death of all US-based independent websites with owners who aren’t billionaires. Now, again, I have explained a lot of what the possible outcomes of this could mean, so I won’t repeat myself too much, instead, I’ll talk about how much I have helped to try and resist this clear corporate greed from our own government. So, In the beginning, it all started out on twitter. I started posting once per day, spreading the message of why Net Neutrality is important to education. I targeted Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, and Rand Paul, because they were the three republicans in congress that are skeptical of their parties views, and have the potential to vote to keep net neutrality. Then, I started talking a ton to fellow students at school, explaining why they should be freaking out about net neutrality as well. This seemed to have a good effect, and I was even invited to a workshop to speak about net neutrality, which unfortunately I was ill prepared for, however, I still feel that I my message was heard and it was still an effective talk. Then, after this, Harrison Hicks, Owen Steelman, CT Hill, Oni Saleh, and Adam Minihan organized a protest on december 7th. The protest was at a local verizon store, and it went perfectly. There were about 35 people who attended the protest, and I tweeted about the protest, which actually happened to get 25,000 views on twitter. Also, some of my photos got featured in a fast company article. So, essentially, our message got very much publicized, which made me quite happy. However, I still feel like it’s useless because of how much money is corrupting the government right now, and the fact that this is a partisan issue is really really horrible. So, I’m worried that next quarter I might not have an internet to work on, and this is especially bad because you know, our school runs on the internet and that means that I might end up having to transfer schools. Well, on another note, I’ve been looking at the new classes for next quarter, and I’m having a difficult time choosing my first block. I can’t decide between Elizabeth’s class and Sarah’s class. And literally moments later after I wrote this sentence, I made the decision to join sarah’s class. I think that this will be good because then I will be able to work on mostly my ELA Portfolio and get that done. Also, for my block 2, I’m choosing to do the kitchen chem class, which will be pretty effective, because I already took the class, which means that I have already met a lot of the course material. So, I think that I will be able to finish that class in a timely manner, and then I’ll be able to work on my ELA Portfolio if I can hopefully finish all of that work by week 5 or some time near then. Also, for block 3, I’m taking alaura’s class in order to finish my Geometry portfolio.
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Net Neutrality Part 3
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Goal 1 : Net Neutrality - Watch Vote
1 Deadline : 1:00
1 Reflection : So, net neutrality has officially been repealed by the FCC, and many are seeming to lose hope. However, there is still a chance for us to fight in order to overturn the FCC's greedy decision. Congress can propose a Congressional Review Act (CRA) that can overturn the decision made by a commission. Net neutrality is an issue that 83% of americans can agree on, and I believe that with enough pressure, we can convince congress to enact on the FCC's decision and intercept this horrible decision that is not in the good will of the citizens of the United States of America.


Goal 2 : Work a little bit on research paper
2 Deadline : 3:00
2 Reflection : I didn't really do much about this because I was playing chess and talking about net neutrality for a large portion of the day. I'm happy with my decision as this project isn't even approved on PF so it's not like I'm behind schedule or anything.


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3 Deadline : N / A
3 Reflection : N / A

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Weekly Goal 1 : Get to research project (Done)
Weekly Goal 2 : Finish everything on green Sheet other than last two checks
Weekly Goal 3 : Finish DW Reflection (Waiting for feedback since Monday)
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Goal 1 : Work on RP
1 Deadline : 3:00
1 Reflection : I was able to create my outline for the project. I have about a 3 page 300 word outline of what the paper will be. I think that I will be able to get a ton of my draft done tomorrow, as long as I can work in advisory.


Goal 2 : Reorganize Drive (Done)
2 Deadline : 3:00
2 Reflection : I was able to reorganize my Google Drive, and I think that the way it's set up now is much better. Instead of having a ton of folders, I now have 3 main folders: Internships, Organizations (Tech Crew, Appsolute, Governance), and Projects. This allows me to have all of my work accessible through a couple of clicks instead of having to click through 10 folders to get to the file I want.


Goal 3 : help ppl with tech (Done)
3 Deadline : 3:00
3 Reflection : I was able to help everyone who came to the tech room during my shift.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : Get to research project (Done)
Weekly Goal 2 : Finish everything on green Sheet other than last two checks
Weekly Goal 3 : Finish DW Reflection

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Organizing things like Drive is super important and helpful.
I once worked for a guy who had the WORST system of filing I had ever had to use.

Every file in every folder looked like this:

12082014.doc
12102015.doc
11252015.doc
09082011.doc

And here's the thing, those crazy numbers are the DATES that he made the document. It's not even the title.
SO he would ask me to go find the flyer we made for Thanksgiving last year, and I would say "what's it called?" And he would say "It was ON Thanksgiving"

Worst.Job.Ever
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Goal 1 : Finish EoQ (Done)
1 Deadline : 3:00
1 Reflection : I was able to finish this pretty early on, and I mainly talked about three things, the reflection of the quarter, net neutrality, and my plan for next quarter.


Goal 2 : Finish ILP Goals (Done)
2 Deadline : 3:00
2 Reflection : I was able to create my ILP goals and I think that they are pretty reasonable. I am hoping to finish two portfolios early off next quarter, and to hopefully as well get a ton of time half way through the quarter to work on my ELA Portfolio for the rest of the quarter.


Goal 3 : Finish DW Reflection
3 Deadline : 3:00
3 Reflection : I think that it's getting out of hand. I have over 2000 words just to defend one competency, which I think is becoming a little excessive. This is taking longer than I thought, and I don't think that I am going to be able to finish it until tomorrow.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : Get to research project
Weekly Goal 2 : Finish everything on green Sheet other than last two checks
Weekly Goal 3 : Finish DW Reflection

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Goal 1 : Net Neutrality Research Project : Get Sources and some notes
1 Deadline : 3:00
1 Reflection : During Block 3, I decided not to work on this, and instead work on the stats portfolio. My reasoning for this is because with the stats portfolio and the DW portfolio both are going to be my number 1 priority during doc week, and the sooner that I get these two things done, the longer amount of time I will get during doc week to work on my research project. Doing this, It might be possible to finish it a lot earlier than I expected, but I'll have to wait and see.


Goal 2 : Work on DW Feedback
2 Deadline : B1
2 Reflection : I was able to respond to a large portion of the feedback.


Goal 3 : Write EoW in timely Manner
3 Deadline : 3:00
3 Reflection : I didn't exactly meet this deadline, however, after school, I went to the Keene State Library to work on my EoW, doc week tech crew schedule, and my portfolios.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : Wrap up B1 and B2, to let me work on RP all doc week. (Possibly done today)
Weekly Goal 2 : Plan out Research Project (Done)
Weekly Goal 3 : Finish Stats Portfolio (Possibly might finish today)


--------Weekly Goals Reflection--------
Weekly Goal 1 : I kind have done this, I completely finished everything with block two, minus my portfolio, and with block one, I have to wrap up my competency defense, but otherwise I'm mostly done with that studio. I should be able to finish this today, more on that in weekly goal 3 reflection.
Weekly Goal 2 : I was able to plan out my research project earlier this week, and it was really effective because I came up with a thesis and some questions, and I got a couple of leads for sources that I can work on. I've been thinking that I am going to try to use the coverage that we got with the protest in my research project as much as I possibly can. I'll have to see about the possibilities of this though, considering the research paper has to be formal and all.
Weekly Goal 3 : I might be able to finish my portfolio while I'm at keene state, I hope that It shouldn't take me more than an hour to finish.

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B1 : Finish DW Reflection
Deadline : Monday 3:00

B2 : Finish Portfolio
Deadline : Monday 12:00

B3 : Start Research Project Notes
Deadline : Tuesday

Other : Finish Tech Crew Schedule
Deadline : Friday 4:00

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This has been a good week, I have been able to work on a lot of things and get a ton of stuff done. The Verizon protest went great, we got on the front page of the sentinel, my tweet got ~25,000 views, and one of my pictures got featured (and I got photo creds) on a fast company article. It's Been a great week.
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Finished stats portfolio.
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Walker,
I forget what DW stands for?

Does Alaura know you're planing on finishing our stats portfolio, and when do you plan on having her look at it?
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design world, And I spoke with her this week and she said that she might look it over the weekend.
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Goal 1 : Make Signs For Protest
1 Deadline : 3:00
1 Reflection : We were able to make signs in tech crew because the entire Net Neutrality thing ties heavily with technology. So, we were able to make 4 signs throughout the day


Goal 2 : Protest
2 Deadline : 4:00
2 Update : We'll see how this goes, I'm pretty excited to spread the message of Net Neutrality and to be the one to document it.


Goal 3 : Document Protest
3 Deadline : 4:00
3 Reflection : I have Owens camera, and I familiarized myself with it, so I am ready to document the protest. I'm also getting all of the speeches from the opening and closing speech.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : Wrap up B1 and B2, to let me work on RP all doc week.
Weekly Goal 2 : Plan out Research Project
Weekly Goal 3 : Finish Portfolios

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Walker,
We should meet up to discuss your current progress through this Phase as of right now.

I know you just entered it, but let's meet to talk about it anyway.
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Goal 1 : Finish Geometry Work
1 Deadline : B2 End
1 Reflection : I was able to finish this really quickly in block 2. All that I had to do was work on the reflection prompt that I was given in order to earn the competency. Also, I was able to get some resources to write my statistics portfolio.


Goal 2 : Plan RP
2 Deadline : 3:00
2 Reflection : I created a thesis statement. Here it is: We need Net Neutrality because it allows for today’s youth and adult population to be self-educated, and repealing Net Neutrality would ruin independence of the middle and lower class in the United States.



Goal 3 : Write my EoD in a timely manner
3 Deadline : 3:00
3 Reflection : I'll be able to complete this goal before my deadline because it's only block two and I already have 250 words, so I crushed this goal.

Goal 4 : Work on DW Reflection feedback
4 Deadline : B1 End
4 Reflection : I was able to create the description of my application, and the process of the project. There is a ton of feedback that I have to sift through, but I believe because Geometry and planning the Research Project will take up not a ton of time, I will have time to do this today.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : Wrap up B1 and B2, to let me work on RP all doc week.
Weekly Goal 2 : Plan out Research Project
Weekly Goal 3 : Finish Portfolios

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Walker,
I think that is a fascinating and thought provoking thesis statement
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Goal 1 : Work on tech cree
1 Deadline : 3:00
1 Reflection : I was able to get multiple tech crew tasks today.


Goal 2 : Get music project feedback addressed
2 Deadline : 3:00
2 Reflection : Unfortunately, I was unable to work with harry so I didn't get to work on PF to address feedback, but we did talk together and we figured that the feedback was pretty fair, and that we'd take more time to do the project.


Goal 3 : Get a ride to the Y
3 Deadline : 12:00
3 Reflection : I was able to get a ride to the Y today, and that went pretty well.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : Wrap up B1 and B2, to let me work on RP all doc week.
Weekly Goal 2 : Plan out Research Project
Weekly Goal 3 : Finish Portfolios

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B1 : DW Reflection
Deadline : Before B1 on Wednesday

B2 : Finish Reflection for Geometry
Deadline : Block 2 Wednesday End

B3 : Plan out research project
Deadline : B3 End Wednesday

Other : Net Neutrality Protest Prepared
Deadline : Wednesday End

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Today was a pretty dope day. I was able to work on a lot of things.
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Walker,
What was the tech crew work you did today?
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Goal 1 : Finish DW Reflection
1 Deadline : B1 End
1 Reflection : I almost completed this, I have about four more questions left to answer. However, all of my other answers are really complete, and the reflection is coming along nicely.


Goal 2 : Write up more Portfolios
2 Deadline : 3:00
2 Reflection : I was able to start the work with writing up my civics and math portfolios.


Goal 3 : Finish B2 work? Might Be Pushing it.
3 Deadline : 3:00
3 Reflection : I finished all of it. I was able to submit all of the work in project foundry and Alaura said she would look it over when she sees the rest of the class's work during doc week.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : Wrap up B1 and B2, to let me work on RP all doc week.
Weekly Goal 2 : Plan out Research Project
Weekly Goal 3 : Finish Portfolios

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Goal 1 : Do math work
1 Deadline : 3:00
1 Reflection : I was able to work a little and do some code in order to solve some triangle stuff, however, I can't get a way of doing it, but I think if I figure out how to do something with coding graphs, I might be able to figure it out.


Goal 2 : Spread message of Net Neutrality
2 Deadline : 3:00
2 Reflection : I spoke during workshop about net neutrality as some sort of guest speaker. For the most part I felt like I was mostly respected while I was speaking, aside from a small portion of students. That went pretty well.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : Get Survey Project Reviewed
Weekly Goal 2 : Write Portfolios for Civics, Stats, and Probability
Weekly Goal 3 : Work on NN Website

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Today was a pretty good day, thanks for reading my end of day
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Goal 1 : Get a feel for the 3 artists for music project
1 Deadline : 3:00
1 Reflection : I'm kind of getting a feel for the 3 artists, I think what's next is for me to try and do some covers.


Goal 2 : Improve Fencing Application
2 Deadline : B1 End
2 Reflection : I did not work on the application, I actually started the reflection for the competency, which is more important.


Goal 3 : Continue Geometry credit; project Proposal?
3 Deadline : B2 End
3 Reflection : I finished 2 worksheets for the geometry credit. So, I've got about halfway through the class, I think? I'll check the credit list. Yeah I've got 4 more worksheets left and I've done 3 of them. And then I'll have to do a reflection for that, which shouldn't be too hard.

Goal 4 : Work on Net Neutrality Website Draft
4 Deadline : B3 End
4 Reflection : I came up with some of the ideas that I want for content, and I hope that I can work with harry on Thursday in order to get it done.


--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : Get Survey Project Reviewed
Weekly Goal 2 : Write Portfolios for Civics, Stats, and Probability
Weekly Goal 3 : Work on NN Website

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B1 : Use The App tomorrow
Deadline : Thursday

B2 : N / A
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B3 : Net Neutrality Propoganda
Deadline : December 14th

Other : Art Project; think more about the styles
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Goal 1 : Get a ride to the YMCA
1 Deadline : 12:00
1 Reflection : I am all set to go to the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) after school.


Goal 2 : Continue Fencing Portfolio Cover
2 Deadline : 3:00
2 Reflection : I finished the cover for it and I believe that it looks pretty good.


Goal 3 : Work on website For Net Neutrality
3 Deadline : 3:00
3 Reflection : I was unable to draft plans for the website, but Harry and I met up and talked about having December 4th as the deadline for the website's official launch.

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Weekly Goal 1 : Get Survey Project Reviewed
Weekly Goal 2 : Write Portfolios for Civics, Stats, and Probability
Weekly Goal 3 : Work on NN Website


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So, I was able to plan a new project that I would be working directly with Harrison on, and we would be playing music together by listening to some other artists and then trying to mix up their styles all into one song. I'm pretty excited for that.
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Walker,
Before you get too excited about this project idea, you should wait to see if it gets approved.
Not to sound all doom and gloom, BUT if it's going to be for Tuesdays and Thursdays it needs to fulfill certain requirements somehow.
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Goal 1 : Work on NN website
1 Deadline : 3:00
1 Reflection : I bought the domain today and I am communicating with harry about how we're going to get the website live soon.


Goal 2 : Code?
2 Deadline : B1 End
2 Reflection : I was able to improve a couple bugs in my fencing code


Goal 3 : Check with Alaura about math project
3 Deadline : B2 End
3 Reflection : I requested for my project to get looked at for the 3rd time so far.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : Get Survey Project Reviewed
Weekly Goal 2 : Write Portfolios for Civics, Stats, and Probability
Weekly Goal 3 : Work on NN Website

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B1 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

B2 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

B3 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

Other : N / A
Deadline : N / A

---------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER -------------------------------------------------------------------
Today was a pretty good day in general. I was pretty much working 100 percent of the time. So, because of that fact, I got a lot of work done. In second block, I was able to work on the new geometry class stuff that I was assigned, and I got a worksheet done.
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Goals :
Fight for net neutrality
Read Book
Start Letters for congress members

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Goal 1 : Fight for net neutrality
1 Deadline : all the way til December
1 Reflection : Yeah, so as I said yesterday, We are in trouble. https://www.battleforthenet.com
I am trying to start a website that will be representing students for net neutrality. I also tweeted at rand Paul and Lisa murkowski about the issue.


Goal 2 : Read Book
2 Deadline : 3:00
2 Reflection : I did not do this because there was no SSR.


Goal 3 : Start Letters for congress members
3 Deadline : 3:00
3 Reflection : I was able to start this

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : Have a good thanksgiving
Weekly Goal 2 : Write all the EoDs
Weekly Goal 3 : Get Fencing Coding planned out (Check)

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B1 :
Deadline :

B2 :
Deadline :

B3 :
Deadline :

Other :
Deadline :

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https://www.battleforthenet.com

We are in trouble.

In case you haven't heard the news, Ajit Pai, the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, is calling to repeal Net Neutrality Laws, and this is horrible news. What this means, is that you might be blocked from accessing your favorite sites, by your Internet Service Providers (ISP's). An applicable example would be that if you provider is Comcast, they could charge you 20$ in order to access Netflix.com, in order for Comcast to improve their streaming sites. Or, another, is that the executive team at Comcast might all belong to a certain political party, and they choose to only offer their users biased news sources.

The Internet is a utility. You need the internet to be an informed citizen, and if you do not have an online presence, good freaking luck trying to get employed at anywhere that pays above minimum wage. Now, with your electric utility bill, are you charged more based on the brand of fridge you use? No, of course not. You are charged just the amount of electricity you use. The internet, A UTILITY, should not be different. You should be charged for the amount of data you use, and your ISP's should not decide what your data is used for.

I hope that you realize the implications of this in an education setting. As a technology heavy school, we would need to pay possibly hundreds of thousands of dollars to access information online, which would either cripple us in funding or we would have to give up the internet as a resource. Now I don't know about you, but in order to succeed with my education, I personally will be destroyed without the internet. In order for my success as an independent learner, I need the internet, as it is the worlds largest database, and I use that information on an hourly basis in order for me to be able to learn how to program, how to play piano, how to create things, how to start businesses, how to improve my fencing, how to be an involved citizen in politics, how to be healthy, how to work out, how to improve myself, how to apply to college. Without the internet, I would never know these things, or have the resources to even motivate myself to do these things.

Please, join the battle for Net Neutrality, so that our independent education stays affordable.

https://www.battleforthenet.com

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Goal 1 : Fencing Portfolio
1 Deadline : 3:00
1 Reflection : I was able to add some pictures on to the top of the portfolio, but I still need some better quality ones for the bigger resolution spots.


Goal 2 : Work on DW project
2 Deadline : 3:00
2 Reflection : I was able to work a tiny bit with this, and I got a few minor updates to the app, which were mostly just bug fixes.


Goal 3 : Work on tech crew
3 Deadline : 3:00
3 Reflection : I was able to work with the new MPC studio software to work with and I am understanding the software quite nicely.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : Have a good thanksgiving
Weekly Goal 2 : Write all the EoDs
Weekly Goal 3 : Get Fencing Coding planned out (Check)

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https://www.battleforthenet.com

We are in trouble.

In case you haven't heard the news, Ajit Pai, the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, is calling to repeal Net Neutrality Laws, and this is horrible news. What this means, is that you might be blocked from accessing your favorite sites, by your Internet Service Providers (ISP's). An applicable example would be that if you provider is Comcast, they could charge you 20$ in order to access Netflix.com, in order for Comcast to improve their streaming sites. Or, another, is that the executive team at Comcast might all belong to a certain political party, and they choose to only offer their users biased news sources.

The Internet is a utility. You need the internet to be an informed citizen, and if you do not have an online presence, good freaking luck trying to get employed at anywhere that pays above minimum wage. Now, with your electric utility bill, are you charged more based on the brand of fridge you use? No, of course not. You are charged just the amount of electricity you use. The internet, A UTILITY, should not be different. You should be charged for the amount of data you use, and your ISP's should not decide what your data is used for.

I hope that you realize the implications of this in an education setting. As a technology heavy school, we would need to pay possibly hundreds of thousands of dollars to access information online, which would either cripple us in funding or we would have to give up the internet as a resource. Now I don't know about you, but in order to succeed with my education, I personally will be destroyed without the internet. In order for my success as an independent learner, I need the internet, as it is the worlds largest database, and I use that information on an hourly basis in order for me to be able to learn how to program, how to play piano, how to create things, how to start businesses, how to improve my fencing, how to be an involved citizen in politics, how to be healthy, how to work out, how to improve myself, how to apply to college. Without the internet, I would never know these things, or have the resources to even motivate myself to do these things.

Please, join the battle for Net Neutrality, so that our independent education stays affordable.

https://www.battleforthenet.com

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Goal 1 : Start Research Paper
1 Deadline : 3:00
1 Reflection : I was able to start this and Get some leeway on this goal.


Goal 2 : Talk to Alaura about Stats project being submitted
2 Deadline : B2 End
2 Reflection : I talked to alaura, and she said that she would be able to take a look at my project.


Goal 3 : Clean Fencing Blades when I get home before practice
3 Deadline : 5:30
3 Update : I was able to pick up all of the materials to do this with yesterday, I will end up using an emery cloth to sand off the rust off my foil and my epee and then I will "Wax" Them with WD-40 in order to prevent rust. I also will later tonight be making some blade holders out of PVC pipe.

--------Weekly Goals--------
Weekly Goal 1 : Have a good thanksgiving
Weekly Goal 2 : Write all the EoDs
Weekly Goal 3 : Get Fencing Coding planned out (Check)

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B1 : Start Reflection questions
Deadline : Wednesday end

B2 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

B3 : Continue research Paper
Deadline : N / A

Other : Create fencing Portfolio (for medals and tournament recognition)
Deadline : End of week ( Friday )

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Goal 1 : Work on Cooking Application
1 Deadline : 3:00
1 Reflection : (Terminated) See goal 2 reflection


Goal 2 : Work on fencing Application
2 Deadline : 3:00
2 Reflection : So, I started working on this in block 1 because I was still waiting for answers for the cooking application, and I realized something. What I should do is I should make the application be a part of the block 1, because I'm not hitting dead ends on just trying to create a functional application. So, Because of this, I am terminating the recipe manager application. However, since my original projects theme was just about creating an application, replacing that application with a new one will be the most efficient thing, as I won't have to create a new project for it. It will also allow me to get credit for something that I was already doing in the first place. Keep in mind, I still will be reflecting about the processes of creating the first application.


Goal 3 : Finish the analysis of the survey Data
3 Deadline : Block 2
3 Reflection : I was able to complete this project and do my reflection questions for the project. Unfortunately, the project is still in the requested phase on project foundry, so I can't submit it and add artifacts.

--------Weekly Goals--------
WGoal 1 : Get Fencing Project Started (Check)
WGoal 2 : Start Research Paper draft
WGoal 3 : Survey Project Finished 100% (Half Check)

-------- Weekly Goal Reflection --------
Weekly Goal Reflection 1 : This turned out to be a great goal for this week, because it has offered a multitude of opportunities for me.
Weekly Goal Reflection 2 : I was unable to meet this goal because I spent a lot of my time coding.
Weekly Goal Reflection 3 : I finished everything and I am now waiting for alaura to check the project.
---------------------------------------------------------------- BLOCK -------------------------------------------------------------------
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B1 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

B2 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

B3 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

Other : N / A
Deadline : N / A

---------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER -------------------------------------------------------------------
So today was a pretty good day. I was able to make my fencing app pretty much fully functional, and all that's left for me is to make the UI a bit more nicer looking. So, my week was pretty good in general, I was able to kind of kickstart phase 3 by working hard on some EK projects and working a tiny bit on phase work. I am really excited to complete my wellness portfolio next year because I really can't wait to fight in a tournament. I have a very loose goal that I want to participate in the Junior Olympics in 2019 (as 2018 qualifiers are like, this weekend) and see where that takes me. I think that I might have a shot, based on how much I am improving in just these 2 weeks that I have been really dedicated to the sport.
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Walker,
When are the ending tournaments being held and where?
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Boston, I'm going off of memory here, but I believe January 19th
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app
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Goal 1 : Work on fencing Application
1 Deadline : 3:00
1 Reflection : I was able to work on the app and I finished the app enough to the point where I can actually use it when I get to the Y. What I can do is I can gather Data while I'm doing the workout, then submit it when I'm done. There are some inconveniences, like I have to write the date, and I have to keep track of the total time that I'm working out, but, so far I have been experiencing no issues with the application. Also, what I can do as of now is I can take the data that I entered and I have a table view where I can see all of my logs that I have done.


Goal 2 : Get flow charts done in tech crew
2 Deadline : 3:00
2 Reflection : I was able to complete this goal


Goal 3 : Get a ride to the Y
3 Deadline : 3:30
3 Reflection : I was able to complete this goal

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B1 :
Deadline :

B2 :
Deadline :

B3 :
Deadline :

Other :
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Walker,
Glad that app is working!
Pretty impressive that you made an app to log your workouts.
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---------------------------------------------------------------- GOALS -----------------------------------------------------------------Goal 1 : Get progress with recipe manager
1 Deadline : Block 1 end
1 Reflection : I really am struggling with this, and it's because I really have no Idea of how to use relationships in code. I was able to submit the errors to stack overflow and I hope that I can get an answer, because I feel like today I now know how to ask for the information that I need to specify my problem.


Goal 2 : Finish Survey analysis
2 Deadline : block 2 end
2 Reflection : I forgot to get input from advisors, so I was unable to complete this goal. I'll try to revisit this project when I get home.


Goal 3 : Fencing project looked at
3 Deadline : 3:00
3 Reflection : My fencing project is now approved, and I will be able to do it. I am excited to do this long term project and I can't wait to finish it and see the results. I also made the decision to keep track of my workouts with an application. Now, the way I'm doing this, I'm using fixed data types that will all be created through my own code, instead of having a user create their own workouts, as I'm finding out, it's pretty difficult. So, I hope that because of this limitation I will be able to finish it by next week. I plan for it to keep track of all of my workouts, as give me lifetime stats, like saying on the home screen that I worked out for a total of 300 hours etc.

--------Weekly Goals--------
WGoal 1 : Get Fencing Project Started (Check)
WGoal 2 : Start Research Paper draft
WGoal 3 : Survey Project Finished 100%

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HOMEWORK :

B1: Use stack overflow info to use app functionally
Deadline : Friday end

B2: Analyze Data
Deadline : Before Friday B2

B3: Finish All food Projects
Deadline : Next Monday

Other : Finish Fencing App
Deadline : Next Tuesday

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Walker,
I think your app tracker is a super cool idea!
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Goal 1 : Clean the Tech room
1 Deadline : 12:00
1 Reflection : I was able to complete this task in the allotted time.


Goal 2 : Polish the fencing proposal
2 Deadline : 3:00
2 Reflection : I was able to come up with the idea of possibly recording a fencing bout which I think would be dope, but if I'm using a goPro and trying to get a first person perspective that might be difficult logistics wise. I'll have to think a little bit more about it.


Goal 3 : Create Life of an iPad
3 Deadline : 2:00
3 Reflection : I delegated this tech crew task to Owen and Harry and they were able to complete it well.

--------Weekly Goals--------
WGoal 1 : Get Fencing Project Started
WGoal 2 : Start Research Paper draft
WGoal 3 : Survey Project Finished 100%

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B1 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

B2 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

B3 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

Other : N / A
Deadline : N / A

---------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER -------------------------------------------------------------------
Today was a good day, I got a fair amount of work done, and I was also able to read a little bit of my new book, which will be part of my CBRP for the wellness project I'm doing.
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Goal 1 : Create Wellness Project
1 Deadline : 3:00
1 Reflection : I was able to almost finish the proposal in advisory, and while I was taking a quick 5 minute break in block 1 I finished it and sent Jason an Email about the request.


Goal 2 : Finish Survey Analysis
2 Deadline : block 2 end
2 Reflection : I was able to complete this minus asking all of the advisors for the data


Goal 3 : Sign Up For USFA Membership
3 Deadline : 10:00
3 Update : I visited the website today and I Filled out some stuff, however I didn't complete because I need to sign a wavier and pay next.

--------Weekly Goals--------
WGoal 1 : Get Fencing Project Started
WGoal 2 : Start Research Paper draft
WGoal 3 : Survey Project Finished 100%

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B1: N / A
Deadline : N / A

B2: N / A
Deadline : N / A

B3: N / A
Deadline : N / A

Other : N / A
Deadline : N / A

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Today was an Okay day. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to work due to my eye having a little bit of strain and I was worried that I would damage my eyes.
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Goal 1 : Eat a pomegranate
1 Deadline : 12:00
1 Reflection : I crushed this goal. I ate that whole pomegranate before morning meeting. Take that pomegranate.


Goal 2 : Be Ready for Gateway
2 Deadline : 3:00
2 Reflection : I Was able to complete this goal. I finished my presentation and all that I have to do is practice the presentation over and over and over until I get it really down.


Goal 3 : Do Studio work
3 Deadline : 3:00
3 Reflection : I was able to do this goal as well, I am finally starting to understand relationships of NSManagedObjects, and in block 2 I almost was able to finish the statistics project.

-------- Weekly Goals --------
WGoal 1 : Gateway!
WGoal 2 : Spend Extra time doing my coding project
WGoal 3 : Finish all subprojects in the DIY Research Project
WGoal 4 : Finish stats and probability project completely

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B1: Work on improving knowledge of relationships of NSManagedObject in swift
Deadline : Block 1

B2: Survey 5 more people in advisories
Deadline : Thursday Advisory

B3: Finish all the independent projects of food.
Deadline : Sunday

Other : Gateway
Deadline : Tomorrow

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Goal 1 : Oversee all tech crew projects and make sure tasks are getting completed at a steady rate.
1 Deadline : 3:00
1 Reflection : I was able to do this. I started planning out for a certain new procedure for tech crew, that will be able to track everything that will happen to an iPad.


Goal 2 : Make sure already completed tasks are organized (tech crew)
2 Deadline : 3:00
2 Reflection : I was able to check, and I came to the conclusion that everything we did last week is organized correctly.


Goal 3 : Look at summer fencing programs
3 Deadline : 5:00
3 Reflection : I have yet to do this, because I didn't do it while I was working on the first two goals. I will do it after my workout today though.

--------Weekly Goals--------
WGoal 1 : Gateway!
WGoal 2 : Spend Extra time doing my coding project
WGoal 3 : Finish all subprojects in the DIY Research Project
WGoal 4 : Finish stats and probability project completely

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B1: N / A
Deadline : N / A

B2: N / A
Deadline : N / A

B3: N / A
Deadline : N / A

Other : N / A
Deadline : N / A

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N / A
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Goal 1 : Finish Gateway Presentation
1 Deadline : 3:00
1 Reflection : I was granted time to work on this during block 2 because I couldn't work on anything else (As I wasn't allowed to survey students while they are in classes) and I almost finished it, I just have to make one more slide.

Goal 2 : Talk to Tom about applying USFA
2 Deadline : 8:00 PM
2 Update : As you can see below, I've been thinking a lot about fencing today. For those unaware, the USFA stands for the United States Fencing Association. I am really going to commit my lifestyle to support being more athletic, and of course with that comes the competition. The USFA gives me the opportunity to attend tournaments and have an official ranking in the US national roster. I am excited for the future and the possibilities that might arise from competing at a national level.

Goal 3 : Create Daily Fencing Routine
3 Deadline : 3:00
3 Reflection : I was able to do this during lunch. My schedule is that on Mondays and Wednesdays I have practice as usual, Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays, I will be doing more strength training, Fridays I'll do Solo Drills, and Sundays are my days off. I think that If I can stick to this schedule, I will be able to really improve my fencing. My only problem now is figuring out how to be able to consistently get to the Y every day. I'm thinking of maybe getting some kind of deal with a friend where I would pay them to drive me home every day. This would be only for days where it would be raining or for the winter for the period of when I don't have a car. Drivers ed is a while away.

--------Weekly Goals--------
WGoal 1 : Gateway!
WGoal 2 : Spend Extra time doing my coding project
WGoal 3 : Finish all subprojects in the DIY Research Project
WGoal 4 : Finish stats and probability project completely
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B1: N / A
Deadline : N / A

B2: N / A
Deadline : N / A

B3: N / A
Deadline : N / A

Other : N / A
Deadline : N / A

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N / A
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Walker,
I think that devoting yourself to athletics and fencing is a tremendous idea.
Personally, I feel the exact same way about jiu jitsu, and I will tell you that once you do truly commit yourself to whatever chosen discipline it is that you're pulled towards, you being to see the world in a whole new way.

I look forward hearing more about this.
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Goal 1 : Finish Gateway Presentation
1 Deadline : 3:00
1 Reflection : I don't think that I will 100% finish it by 3:00, but I have finished the script that includes everything that I want to say during the presentation. Now all that I have left is to work on the actual visuals of the presentation, which I should be able to complete over the weekend.


Goal 2 : Code something
2 Deadline : 3:00
2 Reflection : I did indeed do some coding, however, unfortunately, I only was able to make minor improvements to the application that I am making, these fixes were displaying missing information, and overall efficiency of the code, I think I was able to remove around 10 - 15 lines of code that could've been declared in a singular line of code.


Goal 3 : Do survey
3 Deadline : 3:00
3 Reflection : This was met with a counterclaim today, so according to my frame of success that I was measuring this morning, I succeeded, however, I have to get more submissions for the survey (65-70) So I'm going to have a slightly annoying experience finishing this as it will take a lot longer than I expected. But, I have collected around 33 responses so far so I am hopefully going to finish it soon.

-------- Previous Weekly Goals Reflection --------
PWGoal 1 : Write EoDs
PWGoal 1 Reflection : I did pretty well with this one, I only missed Tuesday's EoD which I think makes this my best week with EoDs so far this quarter.

PWGoal 2 : Code Once a Day
PWGoal 2 Reflection : I was not really able to complete this goal because I have had a busy week with tech crew. I was able to code on all my studio days though.

PWGoal 3 : Be ready for gateway
PWGoal 3 Reflection : I've almost completed this one, I have the whole script of what I'm saying finished, I just have to finish the visuals of the presentation, and then edit over, then practice the presentation over and over, which I plan to do by recording myself and through practicing with other people. I hope that I could get some time in my studios to practice the presentation a little.

--------New Weekly Goals--------
WGoal 1 : Gateway!
WGoal 2 : Spend Extra time doing my coding project
WGoal 3 : Finish all subprojects in the DIY Research Project
WGoal 4 : Finish stats and probability project completely
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HOMEWORK : GATEWAY IS TAKING PRIORITY OVER ALL OTHER WORK, WORK ON GATEWAY INSTEAD OF ALL OTHER PROJECTS FOR HOMEWORK

B1: N / A
Deadline : N / A

B2: N / A
Deadline : N / A

B3: N / A
Deadline : N / A

Other : N / A
Deadline : N / A

---------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER -------------------------------------------------------------------
So, it was a pretty average week, I set goals and accomplished them, going the extra mile on some. I'm glad that this is becoming the average instead of just a rare occurrence. I really hope that the school can keep up with a lot of the stuff that I am planning to embark on for EK credit. Kahn academy is something that I'm discovering is probably the fastest possible way for me to do a subject. Working on stats for about 5 - 6 hours a week I was able to finish the stats and probability class in 4 weeks, and the way that Kahn academy presents work definitely works for me. So, I'm thinking that with a lot of my EK classes that don't exactly line up with coding, I will be able to work with kahn academy for that. Also, the other thing is that I am able to code along in a playground file as I am going through the lesson, which with math is really helpful because I am able to get a singular equation structure and solve it once with code, meaning that I can save myself hours of time that I would be spending if I were to do all of the problems on paper. The argument that I make here is imagine that instead of me knowing coding, I know another language. What I am able to do, is take the problem that I'm trying to solve, learn how to do that problem myself, and then explain in another language how to do it, to someone who can learn how to do something really well. So, essentially, my argument is that I am understanding the concept myself and then I explain how to do the process to a computer.
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---------------------------------------------------------------- GOALS -------------------------------------------------------------------
Goal 1 : Get as many tech cree tasks done today as possible
1 Deadline : 3:00
1 Reflection : We cleaned the whole tech room and created new procedures.


Goal 2 : Kahn Academy in free time if any
2 Deadline : 3:00
2 Reflection : I did not really have any free time today as I was working pretty much the whole time.


Goal 3 : Finish Survey
3 Deadline : 8:00
3 Reflection : N / A

--------Weekly Goals--------
WGoal 1 : Write Eods
WGoal 2 : Code once a day
WGoal 3 : Be ready for gateway

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B1: N / A
Deadline : N / A

B2: N / A
Deadline : N / A

B3: N / A
Deadline : N / A

Other : N / A
Deadline : N / A

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Today was a good. Owen did a great job in tech crew and he managed to take lead in getting the crew in the room to clean, and I am going to recommend that he gets exemplary habits for it. The tech room is clean, and we have new organization systems that make a lot of sense. All the iPads and chargers have places now, and that is great. We did more than that, but I'm really tired and I've already reached more than 200 words on this EoD. Have a great day.
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Goal 1 : Code something in block 1
1 Deadline : Block 1
1 Reflection : I was able to kind of complete this, I started an extension, but most of block 1 was spent trying to learn how to handle errors and then refining my logic structures


Goal 2 : Do as many mastery tests as possible and make sure they are right
2 Deadline : Block 2
2 Reflection : I am 93% done with the class now


Goal 3 : Do something for the research project
3 Deadline : Block 3
3 Reflection : I was able to rethink some of the projects, and I got more information to use when following through with the projects.

--------Weekly Goals--------
WGoal 1 : Write Eods
WGoal 2 : Code once a day
WGoal 3 : Be ready for gateway

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B1: Code
Deadline : next block 1

B2: finish survey
Deadline : Thursday

B3: do projects for block 3
Deadline : next block 3

Other : Gateway
Deadline : thursday

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Today was a pretty average day, I got a decent amount of work done. I had a late night last night and unfortunately I did not have enough coffee to cope with that. either way I pulled through and I was able to get some work done.
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Walker,
Have you practiced your Gateway with anyone yet?
If not, you should.
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Goal 1 : Make sure recipe app can function on iPhone with textboxes and keyboards
1 Deadline : block 1 end
1 Reflection : I was able to fix this issue where when the keyboard was being put away the app would crash. Instead of calling the keyboard to load in the viewDidLoad() function I was able to add an extension to UIViewController, and it now works perfectly. The first solution worked for my single view application, which was weird, I'm guessing it has something to do with having to change the classes.


Goal 2 : Get 10% more done on kahn academy
2 Deadline : Block 2 end
2 Reflection : I got 11% done, putting me at a total of 82% and I have seen 100% of the entire course. I should be able to finish the class this week, provided I have no other surprises that I have to attend to.


Goal 3 : Research how to fix raspberry pi disk space 100% full
3 Deadline : 5:00
3 Update : I read that the best way would be to either wipe the sd card or replace it, so I might buy a new one.

--------Weekly Goals--------
WGoal 1 : Write Eods
WGoal 2 : Code once a day
WGoal 3 : Be ready for gateway

---------------------------------------------------------------- BLOCK -------------------------------------------------------------------
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B1: Work more on getting ingredients class to initialize when I call the name of and ingredient in the specific string
Deadline : Wednesday

B2: N / A
Deadline : N / A

B3: Fix Raspberry pi; make more lattes
Deadline : Wednesday

Other : Gateway portfolio Done
Deadline : Thursday 12:00

---------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER -------------------------------------------------------------------
N/A
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Walker,
Are SD cards expensive?

Seems like a quick fix and worth the money.
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Yeah I can get a 16 gb one for like 8 bucks at target or staples

More of the pain is I have to reformat it to work with a raspberry pi, while the current one is already configured.
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Goal 1 : Get more iPads reimaged
1 Deadline : 3:00
1 Reflection : Was able to be accomplished, I think we are almost mostly done with that.



Goal 2 : Cover Letter done
2 Deadline : 6:00
2 Reflection : I will do this the second that I get home, I really can't believe I forgot about this the day before the interview.


Goal 3 : Help people with tech
3 Deadline : 3:00
3 Reflection : So I got a lot of peoples problems fixed today. There were the multiple issues that I was able to help with.

--------Weekly Goals--------
WGoal 1 : Get at least one commit per day on gitHub
WGoal 2 : Gateway. REVISED Finish portfolio + Presentation
WGoal 3 : Get internship

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B1: N / A
Deadline : N / A

B2: N / A
Deadline : N / A

B3: N / A
Deadline : N / A

Other : N / A
Deadline : N / A

---------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER -------------------------------------------------------------------
Today was a pretty ok day, I was able to get some work done. After school I went to brew bakers because it was raining and I was able to attempt to get that one function where I split the string in my app into a bunch of different information is unfortunately not really working out for me right now, but at least I worked with it for as long as I could. I asked how to get this thing done on stack overflow and hopefully I'll get an answer by tomorrow morning.
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Walker,
What is Stack Overflow?
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https://stackoverflow.com

Stack overflow is a site where developers can ask for help in their code. I can essentially write some code, get an error, and upload my code to the site where someone else will fix it for me, and (ideally) give me an explanation of why it didn't work
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Goal 1 : Code in block 1
1 Deadline : block 1 end
1 Reflection : I was able to get a logic structure up on paper to help me understand what I'm going to do to make the whole ingredient class to work. I have a feeling this will be a multiple day process.


Goal 2 : get 10% done Kahn Academy
2 Deadline : B 2 End
2 Reflection : I am now 70% done with Kahn Academy, and have seen 85% of the course material.


Goal 3 : Get some psychology research done for research project
3 Deadline : B 3 End
3 Reflection : It's getting really hard to do this, I might have to make some surveys or something of that type in order to get the data I need.

--------Weekly Goals--------
WGoal 1 : Get at least one commit per day on gitHub
WGoal 2 : Gateway. REVISED Finish portfolio + Presentation
WGoal 3 : Get internship

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B1:
Deadline :

B2:
Deadline :

B3:
Deadline :

Other : Finish Gateway prep
Deadline : Friday

---------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER -------------------------------------------------------------------
Today was good, I got a lot done with coding. I wrote multiple calculation functions in swift, and I was able to get some progress done with my swift project.
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Remind me to tell you about the book my husband suggested for your RP...
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Goal 1 : Get iPads maps testing profiles off
1 Deadline : 3:00
1 Reflection : Seems to me that most of this got done


Goal 2 : Gateway Presentation Done
2 Deadline : 10:00
2 Reflection : I have yet to complete this goal, as I am making the choice to finish my EoD before 10:00


Goal 3 : Gateway Portfolio Done
3 Deadline : 10:00
3 Reflection : I have yet to complete this goal, as I am making the choice to finish my EoD before 10:00

--------Weekly Goals--------
WGoal 1 : Get at least one commit per day on gitHub
WGoal 2 : Gateway.
WGoal 3 : Get internship

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B1: N / A
Deadline : N / A

B2: N / A
Deadline : N / A

B3: N / A
Deadline : N / A

Other : Gateway
Deadline : Gateway

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I messed up. So, I've been looking at my gateway as if It is ages away from now. That definitely is not the case. I am unprepared for my gateway Thursday. However, I am solely responsible for my position in this manner. I should have been more prepared for this situation, and I wasn't. That just means that I will have to really pull myself through this and come out on top. See you guys in phase 3. I will finish the presentation and portfolio tonight, and dedicate as much of Wednesday as possible to practicing, Thursday for the same purpose, and I will crush this presentation. I will need a student panelist, which I will try to get that position fulfilled right now. Also I'll need to set up cameras on Thursday for my gateway to be recorded. Well, I'm just procrastinating with the real work, so I'm going to stop writing this EoD and start working on my presentation.
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Walker,
Glad your gateway had to get pushed back anyway!
That was pretty lucky.

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Goal 1 : Be 100% ready for interview
1 Deadline : 1 minute before my interview starts
1 Reflection : Technically, The deadline is now Friday, so I'm all set. My resume is ready, and I have about 50% of my cover letter done.


Goal 2 : Get something done with coding project
2 Deadline : 3:00
2 Reflection : Woah buddy, I got a lot of stuff done for this one. I was able to get the ingredient functions mostly working. Admittedly, it was a lot of copy pasting from the recipe class functions, but it really was a lot of progress. My next thing that I will work on will be getting the recipes to be viewed, and also for the ingredient classes to be realized from the string input from the createRecipeViewController. I am excited to finish these next tasks as it will mean that the framework of my application will mostly be finished, and I will be able to work on making the UI be as smooth as possible.


Goal 3 : Work on Kahn academy - get 10% done
3 Deadline : 3:00
3 Reflection : I met this metric, I am now 62% done with the course, and I have seen approximately 75% of the course material.

--------Weekly Goals--------
WGoal 1 : Get at least one commit per day on gitHub
WGoal 2 : Gateway?
WGoal 3 : Get internship

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HOMEWORK :

B1: Code the ingredient class to be compatible with recipe class
Deadline : Wednesday B2

B2: N / A
Deadline : N / A

B3: Start Tortilla projects
Deadline : Wednesday Morning

Other : Gateway Presentation Done
Deadline : Wednesday 3:00

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N/A
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Walker,
If you need second eyes on your cover letter, I might be able to do that for you.
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Goals :
In downtime, do as much coding as possible
Do more college research
Find out when maps retake is / get list of students with confirmed test completion from Chris
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Goal 1 : In downtime, do as much coding as possible
1 Deadline : 3:00
1 Reflection : Instead I did this with Kahn Academy. Was a lot easier to get interrupted with that over coding stuff and getting interrupted.


Goal 2 : Do more college research
2 Deadline : 3:00
2 Reflection : I didn't get the opportunity to do this because testing took up pretty much all of my day.


Goal 3 : Find out when maps retake is / get list of students with confirmed test completion from Chris
3 Deadline : 3:00
3 Reflection : I couldn't find Chris all day, so this didn't get done.

——Weekly Goals——
WGoal 1 : Get portfolio looked at
WGoal 2 : Work on Gateway presentation (Possibly Finish)
WGoal 3 : Continue Progress with individual projects.

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B1: Get edit function to work
Deadline : Oct 20th 9:00

B2: N / A (Ahead of schedule, allocating time elsewhere)
Deadline : N / A

B3: Start 20 projects if easy enough to create
Deadline : N / A

Other : Finish Gateway presentation draft
Deadline : Saturday 12:00 midnight


---------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER -------------------------------------------------------------------
N/A
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Goal 1 : Finish most of Recipe Class in swift project
1 Deadline : Block 1 end
1 Reflection : eh, I thought that this was a clever goal when I made it, but that just wasn't the case. In terms of my swift project, I was able to get the user to input to core data and get the tableView to display the title of the Recipe() class. I also added an edit button that isn't all that functional


Goal 2 : Figure out how to measure progress in kahn academy so I can make good goals
2 Deadline : Block 2 end
2 Reflection : apparently the thing has a percentage counter on it already. I am 35% completed with mastery according to the class, and I have seen about 50% of the entire course material. I feel like I might finish the class in two weeks, if not sooner.


Goal 3 : Finish todays task for research project
3 Deadline : Block 3 end
3 Reflection : I pretty much have this completed. I have about 4 categories, and 5 small projects per category that I will be doing. It's just up for me now to choose all of them, do it all myself, and then record data according to my spreadsheet

----Weekly Goals----
WGoal 1 : Get portfolio looked at
WGoal 2 : Work on Gateway presentation (Possibly Finish)
WGoal 3 : Continue Progress with individual projects.
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HOMEWORK :

B1: Get edit function to work
Deadline : Oct 20th 9:00

B2: N / A (Ahead of schedule, allocating time elsewhere)
Deadline : N / A

B3: Start 20 projects if easy enough to create
Deadline : N / A

Other : Finish Gateway presentation draft
Deadline : Saturday 12:00 midnight

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I worked almost 100% of the entire day, So it's been a really good productive day. You can see all of my accomplishments in my 3 goals above.
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Walker,
What was todays task for your research project?
I don;t remember it/see it anywhere.
Am I missing it?
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Jason,
It's in project foundry. It was to complete list of projects
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Good Day
---------------------------------------------------------------- GOALS -------------------------------------------------------------------
Goal 1 : Continue Work on Independent projects
1 Deadline : 3:00
1 Reflection : I have been gaining a lot of progress with my projects. I learned a bit about Kahn Academy and more about how it works, and I was able to work a lot with my new swift project. For block 3 I also have been able to work on getting the lists for my project. The DIY Project is coming along quite nicely.


Goal 2 : Have meeting after school with company
2 Deadline : 4:00
2 Update : Still have yet to have this meeting, as it is 2:00


Goal 3 : Attend governance council meeting
3 Deadline :12:30
3 Reflection : I was able to complete this goal, and I think that the governance meeting went well. I remember that meetings in the past were stretched out and off topic, but this one seemed to have purpose.

——Weekly Goals——
WGoal 1 : Get portfolio looked at
WGoal 2 : Work on Gateway presentation (Possibly Finish)
WGoal 3 : Continue Progress with individual progress.

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B1: Get TableView Setup Correctly
Deadline : Wednesday Block 2

B2: Continue to test
Deadline : Wednesday Block 3

B3: Finish Lists
Deadline : Wednesday 2:45

Other : Gateway presentation
Deadline : Friday 8:00 PM

---------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER -------------------------------------------------------------------
Today was great. After many hair pulling days of waiting for my portfolio to be looked at, It finally got reviewed by Jason. I could not be happier, seriously Jason, thank you so much. Now, I will be working more on my gateway presentation, and I'll be working on that for a while, making sure that that will end up being perfect. I am really excited to finally become a junior after the long wait.
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Walker,
I apologize for taking so long to review your work.
I am glad you are on track and feeling energized again!
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This is super news!! I look forward to your gateway presentation Walker. Thank you Jason for making this happen!!
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First studios
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Goal 1 : Get ready for iPad reimaging tomorrow
1 Deadline : 3:00
1 Reflection : We made all of the announcements and we should be able to pull this off. It's going to be one heck of a day though.


Goal 2 : Get accustomed to new studios
2 Deadline : 3:00
2 Reflection : I did this pretty well, I got the gist of all of the studios that were available to me and I know what I have to accomplish this quarter in order for me to make things work.


Goal 3 : Create any individual projects if need be
3 Deadline : 3:00
3 Reflection : I did do this, in fact, all 3 classes are going to have individual projects. For block 1, I get to create an app that I've been working on for a little bit, for block 2, I get to take a kahn academy course for statistics, and for block 3, I'm working on my phase 3 research project. I feel like I'm going to get a lot of my checklist done this quarter.

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B1: Do that paper with the 3 questions
Deadline : 3:00

B2: Start Kahn Academy
Deadline : Thursday 8:00 (PM)

B3: Finish Project Proposal
Deadline : Friday 8:30 (AM)

Other : N / A
Deadline : N / A

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I am satisfied with all of my studios this quarter, I do not need any changes.
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Goal 1 : Get new iPads setup
1 Deadline : 1:30
1 Reflection : I was able to complete this task, as hair pulling as it was. It worked in the end, so that's all that really matters.


Goal 2 : Make progress on cooking code project
2 Deadline : 3:00
2 Reflection : I was unable to work on this today, but if there's anything that I'm fine with not being able to work on, it would be this because it's not linked to the school.


Goal 3 : update resume
3 Deadline : 3:00
3 Reflection : I was able to finish this, and I have sent it to Jason for him to take a look at it. I hope that this process will be quick, as I really want to have my phase 3 internship started ASAP.

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B1 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

B2 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

B3 : N / A
Deadline : N / A

Other : N / A
Deadline : N / A

---------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER -------------------------------------------------------------------
Today was a stressful day. At the end I was told that Maps testing would be Thursday, but I believe that won't be possible, given that tech crew was given no notice or preparation time, unless if we want no studios for the whole school on Wednesday.
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Summer Quarter 2 EoQ
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Goal 1 : Complete Civics work
1 Deadline : 3:00


Goal 2 : Do more coding lessons
2 Deadline : 6:00


Goal 3 : Do appsolute work
3 Deadline : 6:00

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So, this quarter was indeed a big one for me. I believe that my habits really display this because I have almost 30+ exemplary indicators in self direction. I think that the reason that I have been able to display these habits is because of the amount of work that I got done. I was able to make huge progress on coding stuff, which was awesome. I created three applications this quarter independently without any tutorials. The first one I was able to create an application that could compute the fibonacci sequence up to the 90th iteration of the sequence (7,540,113,804,746,346,429). The design was rough, but it got the job done. I then created my next application, which was a workout routine scheduler. It has a small database where there are different workouts that you can do, and you can hit a randomize button to get a new workout. So, that worked well because I was able to have the design for it be simple and informative. I was able to complete this application in an hour, and it will be my wellness portfolio for phase 3. For my third application, I created a trigonometry calculator. What it would do is it would ask the user for information about what the properties of the triangle were that they were trying to solve, and then it would do all of the calculations for them. By far, this is my best application to date because the design is simple, and it makes the user have no room to make any mistakes. I am of course continuing this work, and I’ve thought of making a youtube channel where I kind of document the process, and I’m working on that this doc week. I really want to have a lot of fun with it, because it’s such an awesome feeling to get an application that you wanted to work, well, work. Well, another thing that I was doing this quarter was I went to Wildwood’s Leader in training (LIT) program. Now, at wildwood, I really thought I would have a lot more time to work on things, but I really only got about 1-2 hours a day to do work at my own leisure, and those hours were also taken up by shower time, so I really only got 30 - 90 minutes a day to work. So, I unfortunately was only able to come out with 1 CBRP, 1 Reading Log, a workout routine (For wellness portfolio), and my phase 3 research paper topic, ideas of what I could write for the beginning of my autobiography, and the previous leadership write up. However, the biggest achievement that I was able to accomplish was the ~20 hours of community service, which I believe makes up for the lack of other work. Part of the LIT program is actually to help Wildwood operate in some ways, so something that we did was we planned some Evening Programs (EPs), which were activities like capture the flag. The goal was to have the entire campus be participating in the activities. My favorite activity that we planned was a game called stock market (Insert investing club joke here hardy har har). The goal of the game was to make as much money as possible. You started with $20, and you would invest in products and hope that their price would go up next round. Now, as an LIT, instead of playing the games, you plan and run them. So, for stock market, the LITs got to create products, and of course, the point of them were to be funny as possible. So, my product was cage free lettuce. It was lettuce that was grown on a farm, free range, no cages. I had a lot of fun with that, and my other favorite product was the single use can opener in a can. So, all in all, Wildwood was a great experience, but it came with a couple drawbacks, which was unfortunate, but expected. It was great to have the many fun times with friends, and I feel like I learned a lot there. I plan to use the information that I learned above to influence groups that I work in and to help lead them without being necessarily the leader. Wildwood in my opinion was worth it, and I will apply for Junior Counselor (JC’s) next year, which is very similar to what I did this year, except it is a paid position and it lasts 4 weeks, with vacation days. So, some other things that I did this quarter were being able to complete my research project, which when I put my mind to it, it only took me about 1 week to finish. That was awesome to me. After about 7 months of putting it off I finally got around to doing it, and not only that, but finishing it within one week was a huge confidence booster to me. So, I took away from that that I would now analyze what I was doing at every step of the way in a project to see if what I was doing is that effective. I believe that this will help me remind myself why I started the project in the first place. It can also make sure that I can be taking the most effective approach possible. So, in conclusion, I was able to really push myself this quarter and get a lot done with limited time. I was able to finish my research project, my ELA portfolio, my gateway portfolio (Hasn’t gotten feedback, but doing my part I consider is doing it). So, next quarter my goals are to finish half of the phase 3 checklist by the end of doc week, keep getting massive amounts of work done in small amounts of time, and to get a lot of my things to be more integrated with coding. So, I would like to thank you for reading my EoQ. Have a great “vacation” to whoever is reading this, except we both know that you guys work on break.
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Goal 1 : Finish EoQ
1 Deadline : 3:00
1 Reflection : That one was annoying, but I completed it nonetheless, I ended up extracting a little bit of my wildwood trek summary to save me some time, and I think that it still is sufficient.


Goal 2 : Create video outline
2 Deadline : 5:00
2 Reflection : I did indeed do this one, and it's short enough that I'll share it with you:
Me talking to Harrison with a quick explanation of how Card game work

Open up to computerphile style shot of me at desk explaining what I want to do with the project

Me coding the project, with voiceover of describing the process, also giving disclaimer that I am a beginner and only been working with swift for a little over half a year

Put coding in hopson style session blocks :
Count of lines produced
Count of days
Count of stackoverflow threads visited
Maybe count of GitHub Commits made?

Have camera shots of me typing on my computer while camera focused on a coffee mug or something

Roughly video should be 15 minutes

Write a script

Contains no copyrighted material

I think that with these guidelines I'll be able to create a really cool video to share with people, that will accurately present the programming experience.

Goal 3 : Create new youtube account for content in goal 2
3 Deadline : 5:30
3 Reflection : I was able to complete this before 12:00 because I had a lot of free time available, I just ended up using one of my already existing emails to do it.

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B1: Finish Civics
Deadline : Friday 3:00

B2: N / A
Deadline : N / A

B3: N / A
Deadline : N / A

Other : N / A
Deadline : N / A

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N / A
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Goal 1 : Prepare for the presentation
1 Deadline : 12:00
1 Reflection : I think that today I was able to effectively do my presentation, because I was able to earn the exemplary rating of the presentation.


Goal 2 : Clean out room after school
2 Deadline : 7:00
2 Reflection : I did indeed accomplish this goal. I put it down because I really save days where I do my exhibitions simple and don't put a lot of tasks in them. But, my desk is indeed clean now and it allows me for a clean efficient workspace at home, that should be free of distractions


Goal 3 : Come up with just desserts app draft
3 Deadline : 3:00
3 Reflection : I was able to complete this. Now next I will plan how I'll create the video to document it.

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B1: Civics ASAP
Deadline : ASAP

B2: N / A
Deadline : N / A

B3: N / A
Deadline : N / A

Other : N / A
Deadline : N / A

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Today was a pretty satisfying day, I was able to get some really good work done with my presentation. I scored exemplary which is pretty exciting, and I am very glad that I could provide an effective presentation to my learning team.
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Goal 1 : Watch Apple's Keynote
1 Deadline : 5:00
1 Reflection : Well, I am really excited now, I can't wait for the new iPhones to hit the market. I really hope that I can get the assistance to get a new phone, because as we know, I am an application developer, so I need a device where I can accurately use the newest features to test on with. With apple announcing ARKit's capabilities, it really has made me really excited for what the future holds.


Goal 2 : Create new Xcode project
2 Deadline : 5:00
2 Reflection : I did this, I'm thinking of making an application where I can keep track of score in a game that our friends came up with.


Goal 3 : Consider the possibilities of documenting code in video
3 Deadline : N / A
3 Reflection : So this is an ongoing thought of mine, and it really makes me think. I've been considering the possibility of creating a youtube channel where I kind of go over the processes of working on my code projects. I'm thinking of a thing where I get a time-lapse of coding, and then have short almost documentary like shots into them, sort of how computerphile makes their video. Also, I would be doing this all in the Swift coding language, and I would be creating smartphone apps, not desktop applications. I think that for these reasons it would be unique, and I want to try it out.

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B1: Civics done
Deadline : Wednesday

B2: N / A
Deadline :

B3: N / A
Deadline : N / A

Other : N / A
Deadline : N / A

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N / A
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Looking forward to your presentation tomorrow! :-)
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Goal 1 : Finish Quarterly Slideshow
1 Deadline : 3:00
1 Reflection : I was able to do this, now for the practice that goes into it. I'm trying a new style where I'll be adding emphasis, and making the presentation act as a support for my words, instead of the opposite.


Goal 2 : Test out new presentation Style
2 Deadline : 5:00
2 Update : To elaborate, What I mean by this is that I want to practice my quarterly at home to nail some of the new technique that I've been thinking of, and see if I really want to do that at my presentation, and also see if that goes well, I will use it on my gateway presentation.


Goal 3 : Talk to Appsolute Tech to see about future of company
3 Deadline : 6:00
3 Reflection : I'm not going into detail about this one, but It's a big announcement that I've been sitting on for a while.

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B2:
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B3:
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Other :
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Today was good, I got one of the 5 things I need to get done done, so here goes to 4 more things done this week. I feel like I've been able to be very productive today, and hope that the rest of doc week has the opportunity to go this smoothly. I am excited for my presentation, and I hope that the presentation will go the way I want it to.
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Goal 1 : Do as much as civics as I can
1 Deadline : 10:50
1 Reflection : I was able to do this goal, and I talked to Nate about switching my independent project with segments of the classwork. This will allow me to do less work while having clear structured activities to do. I will be able to finish it over the weekend.


Goal 2 : Start gateway presentation
2 Deadline : 2:45
2 Reflection : So I did start the presentation, and It's going great. I was kind of inspired to make my presentation to be more philosophical, like a ted talk. I am about a third of the way done and I have plenty of content.


Goal 3 : Get another project (just the idea, doesn't have to be approved) that I can show through code.
3 Deadline : 3:00
3 Reflection : I didn't really work on this, as it wasn't really needed today, however I did take a quick look on what I can do, and Alaura said she would give me a textbook that connects math and coding. I think that will help me.

—— Previous Weekly Goals Reflection——
PWGoal 1 : Unfortunately, I was unable to get my first round of feedback this week, however, I've talked with Jason and I can get it looked at next week, so that's good news.

PWGoal 2 : I did not complete this goal, this was because I missed a lot of school days this week, and I was not really productive at home due to that

PWGoal 3 : Same as goal 2.

——New Weekly Goals——
WGoal 1 : Finish Presentation on Tuesday
WGoal 2 : Finish EoQ on Thursday
WGoal 3 : Work on as much code as possible if all other school work is done

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B1: Finish Civics work
Deadline : Monday

B2: N / A
Deadline : N / A

B3: N / A
Deadline : N / A

Other : N / A
Deadline : N / A

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So, this weeks conclusion was pretty good, I was able to get a lot of work done, and I think I'm back for good. I completed a lot on the two days that I've been back, and I am getting progress done. As I've said, I was able to start my gateway presentation, and I will essentially be able to present as soon as my portfolio gets assessed. I really hope that I can gateway within a week next quarter, and hopefully I can get fast enough feedback to accomplish that. I really have been working hard these past couple weeks, and I'm excited to work next quarter and over break. I think that over break I will have a lot of time to code with projects, and I will be able to add to that portfolio substantially. I am running out of things to talk about. So, Wildwood was cool, right? I guess you can't really input on that comment cause you weren't there. All right, thanks for reading.
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Goal 1 : Finish 2 lesson packs in Swift
1 Deadline : 3:00
1 Reflection : So, unfortunately, I was constantly being pulled away from my work and I was unable to work on the lesson packs. Tech crew was a drain on my productivity today, but I can't really do anything about it.


Goal 2 : As break time, work on Civics project a little bit.
2 Deadline : 3:00
2 Reflection : Same comment as before, was unable to work on it.


Goal 3 : Create Trig Calculator Application
3 Deadline : 2:00
3 Reflection : So, this took a lot longer of an amount of time than I expected, however I still accomplished it before the deadline. The Application was a thing to solve trigonometry problems with the user only having to know a tiny bit about trig functions.

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B1: Work on civics writeup
Deadline : Friday after block 1

B2: N / A
Deadline : N / A

B3: N / A
Deadline : N / A

Other : N / A
Deadline : N / A

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Today was an ok day, I got a lot done, but It's stuff that isn't helping me gateway. Unfortunately it's all I can do, because I have to wait to get feedback on my portfolio. I just hope that I don't run out of back burner projects and end up unable to work on anything at all.
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Goal 1 : Work more on Civics project
1 Deadline : Block 1 end
1 Reflection : I did well with this. I was able to start the class with working with Nate, and we came to the conclusion that the whole MC2 comparison portion would be a waste of my time. So, that project I'm only answering the competencies directly.


Goal 2 : Get through as many coding lessons as possible
2 Deadline : 2:45
2 Reflection : I did well with this goal as I was able to use all of block 2 and 3 to work on it. I was able to learn more about UItableView, ViewControllers and about coreData. Now, I have been able to be working on a multi view application thats only functionality is to create tasks and put them in a tableview, so a to do list application.


Goal 3 : Get lunch
3 Deadline :12:30
3 Reflection : This goal went well, I was able to go downstairs and

—— Previous Weekly Goals Reflection——
Due to my trek, I have had no opportunity to create weekly goals.

——New Weekly Goals——
WGoal 1 : Finish gateway portfolio final draft
WGoal 2 : Finish what's new in iOS 10 lesson block
WGoal 3 : Finish civics portfolio

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B1: N/A
Deadline : N/A

B2: N/A
Deadline : N/A

B3: N/A
Deadline : N/A

Other : N/A
Deadline : N/A

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Today was a really good day. I was able to get a lot of progress on my civics project, and I also was able to get some progress done on my coding lessons that I'm taking, and I'm happy with that. As I've stated earlier, I'm getting a lot of knowledge from the lesson, and I feel that after I complete it I will be able to do a lot of the projects that I have written down in my notebook. I am really excited for the future with that concept. So, I've only been here for two days this week, but I think that the amount of work that I have been able to accomplish is just incredible. I have finished my gateway portfolio, wildwood trek work, and made a ton of progress on coding lessons and civics projects, all in the span of two days. So, for next week, I've set goals accordingly to the amount of work that I get done now. I really think that I'll exceed these goals, if not meet them already. Hopefully, I will stop being sick ASAP, as I feel that the multiple trips to the trash (For nose blowing) break my workflow. I can't wait to see what I'll accomplish next week. For the civics portfolio, I'm actually just taking the competency descriptions and taking that text, and just answering the questions directly. So, I am thinking, why not do this with other competencies? I think that it might be the most effective way of doing that, and would be the perfect thing to do while waiting for feedback on any of my projects. More thoughts on that later, though. I really hope to gateway over the break, because I really have worked hard to get this done as fast as possible since I have gotten back, with working on sick days, and all.
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Goal 1 : Get all artifacts done on portfolio
1 Deadline : 3:00
1 Reflection : I really was able to pull through with this one, and I got to start my portfolio conclusion, which was great. I actually exceeded my goal, and I will probably be able to finish that tonight.


Goal 2 : Create similarities and differences in civics project
2 Deadline : Block 1 end
2 Reflection : I was able to do this in block 1, and I Came up with a list of all of the similarities and the differences between congress and MC2.


Goal 3 : Get back into the loop
3 Deadline : 3:00
3 Reflection : Yeah, I feel like I've got myself back in my ryhthem, being able to write ~11 pages in 4 hours, so I think that I am having good performance.

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B1: N/A
Deadline : N/A

B2: Finish portfolio draft 1
Deadline : Thurs 10:00

B3: finish portfolio draft 1
Deadline : Thurs 10:00

Other : Meeting after school
Deadline : TBD

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I feel like today was good, except it could have been a lot better. Mainly, I wish we could have actually worked all day if we wanted to. If I accomplished as much as I did in about 4 hours, How much could have I accomplished if I worked the whole day? Oh well, welcome back I guess
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Goal 1 : Make sure I have all school supplies for trek
1 Deadline : Before Sunday
1 Update : So, Maybe this wasn't the best goal to make in school, because I wasn't able to work on it in school.


Goal 2 : Make sure cree is leaving and will be able to operate well
2 Deadline : 3:00
2 Reflection : So, I believe I met this goal, and the only real way I can reflect upon it is when I come back to see what gets done. I have high hopes though, and I think everything will be just great.


Goal 3 : Start Gateway Portfolio
3 Deadline : 3:00
3 Reflection : I was able to meet this goal, however I was unable to do as much as I think I could have been able to achieve. I blame this on my poor decision on not making myself a cup of coffee in the morning.

- - - - - - Previous Weekly Goals Reflection - - - - -
PWGoal 1 : I destroyed the brochure project. I finished it earlier last week

PWGoal 2 : I finished the Swift CBRP project Monday

PWGoal 3 : I finished my entire ELA portfolio this week

- - - - - New Weekly Goals - - - - - - -
WGoal 1 : Create Schedule for week 1 of trek

WGoal 2 : Make sure I have everything I need for week 2 - 4.

WGoal 3 : TBD

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B2:
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B3:
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So, today was a pretty good day for my work. I was able to get a lot done. The more EoD's I write, the more and more I believe I use those words on a daily basis. So, at the beginning of the day I was able to start my laws and legislation project with Nate. I will be able to start that once he approves the project. So after that I went to second block and I had a difficult time keeping focus. The movie that was playing was a pretty eccentric one. So, I went to third block after that and I was able to get a lot more done. I got about roughly a page done of my portfolio and I think that it's pretty good. I'll share one of my paragraphs.

In the beginning of Phase Two I had high expectations. I started my work and all of my projects and I was planning to have my Phase Two only last roughly two quarters. I wanted this to be the case because my end goal here at MC2 is to graduate earlier than I would normally at a traditional high school. Unfortunately, this was not the case; I was unable to hold myself to those goals.

So I have High hopes for my portfolio, I feel like it's really going to encapsulate my learning. Well, I would like to thank you for reading this.
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Walker,
Don't let yourself get discouraged by not achieving your Phase 2 goals. Those are pretty lofty goals, you should know.

I think you might have underestimated the amount you actually needed to get done to achieve them as well.

You are doing great though.
Keep it up!
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Goal 1 : Finish as many as possible tech crew tasks as possible
1 Deadline : 12:15
1 Reflection : I was able to do this, but not as well as it could have been done, but it was due to things out of my realm of control. I was able to assign Harry some work, and work on the spreadsheets a good amount.


Goal 2 : Finish the Client presentation slideshow
2 Deadline : 3:00
2 Update : I am planned to get feedback on said slideshow at 1:30 today. I finished the presentation based on the previous round of feedback.


Goal 3 : Come up with EQ for B1 Project
3 Deadline : 12:15
3 Update : I was unable to come up with this, as I was working on tech crew tasks too heavily to work on this.
3 New Deadline : 6:00

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B1: Find out if I'm doing the human rights paper
Deadline : 3:00

B2: ELA Portfolio done
Deadline : Friday 3:00

B3: ELA Portfolio Done
Deadline : Friday 3:00

Other : Start CBRP Coding project
Deadline : Friday 6:00

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Today was a really sad day for me. I mean, sure, I got work done, but this morning I had to say goodbye to my 2 dogs, which was really sad, because I'll never see them again, outside of any photos. That, and today is my last day at paragon digital, which is less emotional, but is still upsetting because I really do love it here. But with both of those things, if I didn't let them go now, they would only really hold me back in the future.
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Walker,
I am so sorry you had to say goodbye to your dogs!
Don't answer if you don't want to, but why did you have to say goodbye?
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I'll jump in here... last Fall we adopted two adult yorkies from the humane society. They were underweight and abandoned by their last owner who was suspected of using them for breeding only. Lola was 8 pounds and Hugo was 3.5 pounds and both were missing more than 20 of their teeth. For the last 10 months we cared and fostered them and brought them back to good health and weight. With both of our current schedules we made the very tough decision to let them be with a family who could be with them all day - something that they truly need. Walker was part of that decision... and not an easy one for either of us.
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Good Day
---------------------------------------------------------------- GOALS -------------------------------------------------------------------
Goal 1 : Submit 3 CBRP's
1 Deadline : Wednesday 3:00
1 Update : So, I was able to submit them all, however I unfortunately was unable to get the project assessed. I'm hoping that I can get time to talk to Jason during EoDs.


Goal 2 : Engage in any conversation fully in Block 1
2 Deadline : Duration of Block 1
2 Reflection : I believe that I met this goal really well, I engaged in the conversation, where we talked about the heroin needle picture controversy. I was told that the stuff that I brought up was very informative and that I did a good job of coming up with ideas for that.


Goal 3 : Finish ELA Portfolio
3 Deadline : Wednesday 5:00
3 Update : I was able to get it reviewed once, and I submitted it again today. Hopefully it will get it's final review by tomorrow, and I will work on it ASAP.

----------------------------------------------------- ACCOMPLISHMENTS ------------------------------------------------------
3 CBRP's planned out
Project Idea for B1 Civic competency
ELA Portfolio Submitted after feedback
Utilizing the composition notebooks

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HOMEWORK :

B1: Finish Human Rights Paper
Deadline : Friday 9:00

B2: Get ~7 books for camp
Deadline : Saturday

B3 : ELA work if any left
Deadline : N / A

Other : Internship Presentation
Deadline : Thursday 1:00?

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Man, today was another one of those days that just worked. I just started the day with the class discussion (B1) about the heroin needle picture, and then in blocks 2 and 3, I just cranked out work. As you can see, I added a new section, which is just meant to be a short list of all of the things that I got done today, regardless of whether it was a goal or not. I hope that it's a good edition to these new EoD formats.
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Walker,
I think this EOD format is fine.
I like how it's chunked into different categories, and I like your self-imposed deadlines.
Those are awesome.

I still don't know what you don't just want to submit 3 operate CBRPs, but I think your planning guide you made is fine
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Goal 1 : See what's up with internship; Is today my last day there?
1 Deadline : 3:45
1 Reflection : Ok, So I talked to Zach and Jason, and decided that my last day there will be next Thursday. I am also planning to make Chocolate butterscotch chip cookies as a parting gift, because I really did like working there.


Goal 2 : ELA portfolio submitted
2 Deadline : 12:15
2 Update : I was unfortunately late with this goal and have not met it yet today. I will revisit this and hopefully finish the PF proposal by 3:30


Goal 3 : Address all tech crew tasks
3 Deadline : 12:15
3 Reflection : I believe I completed this goal, I delegated all of the everyone tasks to Owen so that he could supervise those. I have yet to have time to work on creating the advisory pickup procedure, however. I will specifically be working on that most likely on Thursday.

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B1: Human Rights Paper
Deadline : Friday 9:00

B2: ELA Portfolio
Deadline : Tues 3:30

B3: ELA Portfolio
Deadline : Tues 3:30

Other : 3 CBRP Proposals
Deadline :

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Today was a good day, yet upsetting at the same time. The main factor in my day was how I had to tell Zach that Thursday would be my last day working at paragon, which sucks, because I love working there.
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Walker,
Its hard saying goodbye to people, I understand.

All things must come to an end at some point though.
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Good Day
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Goal 1 : Finish Cooked CBRP
1 Deadline : Monday 4:00
1 Reflection : So, by 2:40, I finished this goal, because I got a lot of time to work on it. I submitted it and emailed for Elizabeth to take a look at it. So I succeeded at this goal.


Goal 2 : Learn Leadership Credit
2 Deadline : Monday 3:00
2 Reflection : I learned that I can cover this credit just by talking about the wildwood experience in that 2000 word reflection.


Goal 3 : Work on any feedback assigned to me throughout the day
3 Deadline : 6:00
3 update : I was given minimal feedback so far, but that might change before six o'clock

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B1: Human Rights Paper
Deadline : Friday 9:00

B2: Finish CBRPs then Read book
Deadline : Wednesday 11:00

B3: N / A
Deadline :

Other : N / A
Deadline :

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Today was great. I got a ton of projects looked at and approved. I was able to work on my CBRP's in block 2 and 3. Hopefully, I can get my ELA portfolio done by Wednesday, so I can officially start my phase 2 portfolio. So, all in all, today was a good day. I plan to do something so I can work after school, but because I've been getting so much done lately, I am starting to lose things to work on at home. Well, I guess I can read the book for block 2 and work on that civics paper, and also prepare for the trek. I'm also going to work with the laser printer if it's available, because It didn't work in the morning.
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Walker,
You need to have Sarah look at your ELA portfolio so it can be officially checked off, in case you didn't know.
Let me know if you need hep
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Jason,

Thanks for your offer, and yes, I knew that Sarah Was in charge of that. I've been speaking with her already and all I have left to do now is work on the speaking and listening competency. Thanks Jason, but I do not need your hep as of now.
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The best day for work
---------------------------------------------------------------- GOALS -------------------------------------------------------------------
Goal 1 : 2 more pages of brochure done
1 Deadline : Friday 3:00
1 Reflection : I exceeded this goal so much, I actually finished the first draft, and I am close to finishing the final draft.


Goal 2 : Finish chapter of Swift Handbook for CBRP
2 Deadline : fri 3:00
2 Reflection : I actually created the code that I am planning my app to be based around, so I exceeded this goal as well.


Goal 3 : Finish cooked cbrp
3 Deadline : Sunday 12:00
3 Update : We'll see how this goes, I was told that it could get assessed over the weekend / on Monday if I finished it on Saturday, so if I hold up my end, I should be completely on track for getting this done.

-- Previous Weekly Goals Reflection --
PWGoal 1 : N/A

PWGoal 2 :N/A

PWGoal 3 :N/A

-- New Weekly Goals -- (Implied deadline Next Friday unless stated otherwise)
WGoal 1 : Finish Brochure

WGoal 2 : Finish Swift handbook CBRP

WGoal 3 : Have all 5 CBRP's checked off

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B1: Pick 2 universal human rights to be affected by climate change
Deadline : Friday 9:00

B2: Finish CBRP Over weekend
Deadline : Monday Morning

B3: Create + finish Presentation of brochure creation process
Deadline : Monday Before block 3

Other : Finish Cooked CBRP
Deadline : Sunday 12:00

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Today was a Amazing day for work. I was able to work in all of my blocks and I had a extremely productive day. So, in block 1 I was able to work on my brochure and work on participating in the class discussions. I am starting to become a not great fan of how we enforce this whole "no tech" time. I think that this policy was a little unfair because there are some people who can use devices and be able to completely be involved with the class. In fact, I'm writing my EoW right now, and I haven't looked at my screen in the past 5 minutes. We right now are watching a ted animation on human rights, and the important question of why human rights are so commonly abused by countries worldwide. I think that this policy should be revised, because we had no say in it as students. It was never brought to governance council, and I am seriously considering bringing it up to discussion. So, I wasn't looking at my screen during that entire time, so I apologize for any errors. So, after that block, I went to work on my swift CBRP. I finished the chapter in the book and I created a couple lines of code of what I learned. However, 10 minutes of work is something that I doubt I am going to get credit for, So I challenged myself with creating an entire app, instead of in a playgrounds file. So, Just for explanation, a playgrounds in terms of swift, means that the code text editor will actually run the code as you are running it, so you don't have to compile and run it every single time that you want to test stuff. It is so helpful, because if I had to compile and run the Fibonacci sequence code that I wrote, It would have taken an extra hour. In block 3, I actually completed the draft for the brochure, and I am really impressed with myself. So, I had a great day, I exceeded my goals to what feels like a mile ahead of the 100 meter dash that I set for myself.
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Walker,
I understand your point about the tech use policy, but something you might want to consider is that there are lots of people out there who cannot self--regulate tech use with the same success as you.
Many people (especially young people) are literally addicted to their tech.

As a staff we need to find ways to keep everyone's attention so they can be a part of the community, or to learn.

However, I agree with you.
It would be excellent if we didn't need to enforce tech usage rules!
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Yes, but my intent was to have students who can manage tech well. There were multiple points in class where I wanted to look something up to add to my discussion, and I was denied because of this policy. I think that there should be an agreement of if a student has exemplary tech habits, or something of that nature, that they should be allowed to have the extra resource.
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I understand your point, and your frustration.
That would be pretty irritating.

I think it would be incredibly difficult for the teachers to try and keep track of who has the right habits and who doesn't, and then actually enforcing the tech policy on those students with poor tech habits.
I can just hear the argument between staff and those students now.

Not to say this isn't a great suggestion. Because it is
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Goal 1 : Create Brochure Draft 1
1 Deadline : Friday 2:45
1 Update : I was able to start the brochure, and I believe that I will be able to achieve this goal tomorrow.


Goal 2 : Finish part one of Action plan
2 Deadline : Thursday 3:00
2 Reflection : I was able to complete this goal. Not only that, but I also have done almost half of all of the missing meta description errors on the report as well.


Goal 3 : Finish Chapter of swift handbook
3 Deadline : Thursday 6:00
3 Update : I will push to get this done, I haven't looked at it today, however my schedules starting to get crowded, so I will push the goal back a bit
3 New Proposed Deadline : Friday 12:00

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B1: N / A
Deadline : N / A

B2: Read some book
Deadline : before next block 2

B3: Look at goal # 1
Deadline : Goal # 1

Other : Work on action plan and finish it next time at internship.
Deadline : Tuesday 3:00

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Today was a good day. I was able to work on a lot of things, and I didn't get inturupted, so I was able to have room to work on whatever I needed to. For my internship, I was allowed to go to lunch at cherry garden, and I had a grand old time. I had egg drop soup and shrimp fried rice. Ok thanks for reading this
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Walker,
Forgive me if you've answered this already, but what brochure are you making?

That 12:00 deadline for Swift seems tight!
Good luck!
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Goal 1 : Finish packet before B1
1 Deadline : 9:00
1 Reflection : I was able to complete this goal in a timely manner. I had to put off setting my other two goals because of this move, however, I would argue that it was worth it, as with block 1 I don't do independent work, so my goal for the block would be to go along with the lesson


Goal 2 : Get more info on ELA portfolio
2 Deadline : 3:00
2 Reflection : Sarah during block 2 gave me a wonderful explanation about ELA competencies and how they relate with the ELA portfolio. I still have some questions, but I feel like I know a lot more now.


Goal 3 : Get projects in PF bounced back to me, then back to teachers
3 Deadline : 3:00
3 Reflection : I got feedback on my project proposal, and even better, I was able to get one project approved, and not only that, but I found out that I could make said project easier AND more effective (Research Project) by switching the research paper to a brochure. This will be easier for me to complete in a short amount of time, and it will be a chance for me to get the message out there a lot better.


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B1 : N/A
Deadline :


B2 : Read
Deadline :


B3 : Create brochure draft 1
Deadline : Friday 2:45


Other : N / A
Deadline :


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N/A
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Walker,
I am sorry I did not get to your CBRP today, I will try to do that by the end of the week.
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Goal 1 : Get people on the iPad Pro Brainstorm Doc
1 Deadline : 12:15
1 Reflection : I was able to get most of tech crew (That were available) to get on this document and do the task


Goal 2 : Work on Action plan at internship; Get 4xx errors done
2 Deadline : 3:00
2 Reflection : I was unable to finish all of the 4xx errors that there were, however I am close to doing so
2 NEW Deadline : Thurs before 12:15


Goal 3 : Get about 1 - 2 paragraphs on my research project done
3 Deadline : 12:15
3 Reflection : I was unable to start on this due to tech crew taking all of my available time at the school.
3 New Deadline : before Wednesday 2:00


---------------------------------------------------------- BLOCK STUFF -------------------------------------------------------------HOMEWORK :

B1: Packet
Deadline : 4:00 Tues


B2: Read the book; find out how many pages a night I should be reading
Deadline : 3:30 Tues


B3: Goal 3
Deadline : Goal 3


Other : Finish the action plan for paragon
Deadline : Next week


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Today was a hectic day, I got a lot done, but it wasn't what I wanted to get done. A lot of my time was on tech crew, and I really need to be involved with my phase work these next couple of weeks. I am trying to get tech crew to run more effectively so that we all have to dedicate less time towards it, but lets see how that will work out.
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Walker,
This is better formatting, and I can read it a little better.
So thanks for tweaking it for me!

The action plan sounds like a TON of work!
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GOALS :

Goal 1 : Test new EoD format
1 Deadline : Mon 3:00

Goal 2 : Finish Fibonacci sequence code
2 Deadline : Mon 4:00

Goal 3 : Start Research Paper Draft
3 Deadline : Mon 2:45

HOMEWORK :
B1: Packet
B2: Read Book
B3: Research Paper
Other: N/A

GOAL ANALYSIS :
1: This EoD Format seems to work well, I get a reasonable amount of words that are effective in explaining what I've done to complete my goals. I was able to meet my deadline

2: I still have yet to do the coding stuff, however I still have 1 hour to work on it.

3: I was unable to start my research paper, however I was able to confirm that all of my stuff meets the requirements, so I have the green light to go on the project

LIST OF PROMISES :
Finish Draft 1 of research paper this week, possibly Thursday or Wednesday

OTHER : N/A

B2 Journal:
As I walk down the road, I see a tree that stands out, that really speaks to me. It is not what the tree is, rather it is what is on the tree. There's a tire swing crudely attached to a frail branch, and I start to remember what had got me here.
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Walker,
I like this system of organization, but personally I find it hard to read.

That being said, don;t change it because maybe I just need to work harder to figure it out.

I really like the layout and the deadlines you've given yourself.
Seems effective.
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I can try to do the formatting differently, I'll be on it tomorrow, I'll keep the content though
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Goals :
Get GoPro
Code stuff
Have meeting

B2 journal :
Christ I'm dumb. I haven't drank water all day, and I'm feeling sick due to dehydration. Despite all of the information, I just poured out the only water I've seen all day. Where am I? Why am I doing this and acting irrationally?


Reflection :
Today was a pretty good day. I was able to code stuff, and that's something that has been stressing me out lately. I have an assignment to work on a coding portfolio, but I have been unable to actually get the time at home to work on it, and I'm falling behind. So, hopefully this weekend I will be able to allocate the time to work on that. My difficulty with that though is that a meaningful portfolio is something that takes a long time to create, possibly it could take years. However, I suppose we're all supposed to start somewhere. Well, Today is the day where I get the goPro in the mail, so after I have my meeting I will be able to go get that. I hope to get the time to actually use it for a project, because lately I've been wanting to make videos and post them on youtube, and possibly get some money out of it. So, early in the morning I wrote a page of civics work, and that was fun. I was supposed to describe the specific way that citizenship describes me. I was able to write out that full paper in the morning. After that I did work providing tech help for students, and after that I was able to work with swift coding. After that, I went to work in block 1, and I am really enjoying that class. I mean, I really like that class. I was able to have conversations of what civics means, and how it is involved in peoples definitions of themselves. I figured that I was a citizen of my community, because I do volunteer work in keene, and for mc2, pretty much all of it being manifested in the form of tech crew. I mean, really, if I wasn't in tech crew, I'd have so much more time to allocate to working on gatewaying, but I just enjoy that work too much, and I know it will only benefit me in the future. I plan to stay with tech crew for as long as possible. So, in block 2, I was able to attend Ben's GRADUATION presentation, and CONGRATULATIONS to him for doing such an awesome job on his presentation, I mean, he really thought it through. So, after that, I was able to go to a Tech Crew Meeting in the conference room, which might have to be the norm as tech crew is getting larger. So, after the meeting I created all of the schedules for everyone's shift, and I worked on integrating Gabe and Kayla into the slack team, the Tech crew folder, and trello. Thank you for reading this.
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Walker,
What is the slack team?
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Jason,
In tech crew we use slack, so I had to add our new recruits to it. If you don't know already, slack is a messaging service that is suitable for companies. It offers huge amounts of personalization, from integrating trello, scheduling, and google drive. It's super useful
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Neat take on the journal.
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Goals :
Help that guy with the CD
Learn if the conflict of interest contract is something I'm signing today
Write my EoD Before internship so I can get it in on time

Reflection :
Today was a good day. I was able to get a lot of the work that I wanted to get done. I started the day by helping that guy learn what he has to do to present with the bluray player. He seemed to know enough about his stuff to have not needed the extra help. After that, I worked in the tech room, providing tech help, whilst I was working on creating a list of presentation tools. After all of that was said and done, I went to my internship, However, because of my goal, I can't really tell you about that. So, to write the rest of todays reflection, Today so far went pretty well. Tomorrow, I'm going to get my gopro session and some mounts for it, and I'm really excited to start to use it to do stuff. I'm also considering getting this $20 kit that comes with like at least 20+ different mounts for your camera. I'm thinking so far that I could use it to film longboarding, rock climbing.
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Walker,
That kit could seriously be worth it if you're considering using your GoPro a lot.
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Walker... I keep forgetting to mention that if you want to borrow Jeff Saari's book on Leadership I have it...
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Goals :
Start research project with Sarah
Do all assigned work
Make tech Announcement

B2 Book Choice : Enders game for now
B2 Journal : The road is newly paved, and there's forest surrounding the road, yet, there's a clear view of the sky. The clouds are that perfect shade of greyish white, and the sky is a perfect blue, but despite the sky's light complexity, everything else is somehow grey, less saturated. It's mid-day, and I feel energetic, bursting with energy, however, feeling of sluggishness is still within my system, left over from the morning. In the distance, there's a bend in the road, yet, a vague trail leading straight forward. I feel the sun beating down on my neck, and I feel the shade in the trail beckoning me to walk into it's sweet haven. However, I choose to follow the road, in fear of what the innards of the forest might bring to my well being.

Homework :
B1 Question : Which dimension of citizenship defines you? 1 Page double spaced
Reminder :
Legal source of rights
Participation
Source of Identity

Reflection :
Today was pretty good, I was able to get some work done. In block one, I got a trek proposal in place, and I was able to get a good conversation about global citizenship with the class, which I enjoyed very much. It was very hypothetical, and asked about the philosophy of what global citizenship means. In block 2, I got to get a book for the upcoming project, and I got a lot of words in my EoD. And in block 3 I was able to review my research project, and get to work on a more structured plan.

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Walker,
What is your research project on?
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@Jason Food Drive effectiveness, and how we can do better
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Wow, that is a seriously awesome topic, and an honest issue that exists.

I would love to hear what you find out.

Do you think it's a motivation thing?
Like people aren't motivated to contribute?

Very interesting, good topic.
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Walker,
Sounds like a start to journey.
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Jason, It's actually a misinformation is the problem at hand. See, people are donating canned nonperishable food, which is very unhealthy, meaning people who can't afford food will have to deal with serious health issues in the future that they won't be able to afford. Now, here's the deal, food banks can actually have access to emergency food provisions for almost a 90% discount. This means that if this discount was applied to all food supplied to all people in need of these food providing programs (1 in 7 Americans), it would cost approximately $727.08 per person to keep them fed with a medium healthy diet ANNUALLY. To put in perspective, retail price, with 5 dollars, you can buy about 2 cans of Starkist Chunk Light In Water Tuna, 12 Oz, however, if you applied the food banks discount, you would be able to buy nearly 20 cans of that tuna. Also, food banks know their "Clients," and can buy their specific dietary needs, so if one of the 58% of americans relying on these programs who have high blood pressure needs food, they can get what they need and stay healthy.
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So, it's really a matter of we could be more helpful by donating money to food banks, so instead of spending $50 on cans of high sodium soup, donate that money to the food banks so they can buy fresh fruit and bread for people in need. that way, they only stress about accounting for that donation, instead of requiring the labor for donated cans to be sorted through. More than HALF of donated cans are tossed out due to not meeting federal requirements. Also, moving, storing, and managing all of those cans costs money and time, whereas a donation helps the charity thrive, and helps them, help others
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Fascinating!!!!!
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Tina Boylan
Some seriously good information here Walker!! Sounds like it would make a fantastic presentation to effect change. Love it!!
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Goals :
Setup new chargers
Setup computer for internship
Work on research project

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Today was a pretty good day. I was able to get on top of a lot of my work, and that was a pretty pleasant experience. In the beginning of the morning the first thing I worked on was fixing iPads and getting every charger set up for all of the students. So, after I got done with that I provided general tech help, and tried to get a little work done on my research project. So, after that was all said and done, I went to my internship, which is at a new site, and I really like our new office. It has a lot more windows, so it's separated, but still feels spacious. When I got there I got a small desk and I was able to work just fine on that, and I got assigned to do something really cool, which is something I'm really excited for, because it's related to project management, and I hope to be a manager at some point in my career. What I have to do is create an action plan for tackling some problems that a website is giving us.
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That is a pretty neat assignment at your internship! I look forward to hearing more about it!
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Impressive!
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Goals :
Provide technical help to students
Figure out how I'm going to manage my time in classes
Get back in the loop

Journal Prompt :

A selfless individual who's actions are for the common greater good. Their actions are to protect or help others blindly, whereas they don't judge the actions of the individual they are helping. Most people see heroic acts from the military, volunteers, and other services where someone puts themselves at risk to help another unknown individual.

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Today was a really hectic day. 23 new students to help setup their tech for the quarter is really a ton of work to do. I had to take each iPad, and I had to configure, apply a profile, rename, and save unlock information. Then, I had to take each of those and I got to name it on the back, and then connect to wifi, and then I got to put that on the spreadsheet. Some of these things took longer than others. So, my classes seem to be a good fit, and I feel like I will be able to succeed with these classes in my schedule. I am feeling good about this quarter. Oh, also it's my birthday.
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Walker,
You do a lot of really solid work for this school, and it doesn't go unnoticed.

Let me know if you need anything from me at all.
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Walker...thank you for all your tech support. You did a great job and I know it was demanding. Oh, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
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Happy birthday!
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Walker,
Your voice will be valued throughout Block 2. Thank you for connecting with the journal prompt. It will be interesting to see if your perspective changes about hero's and where to find them.
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Wow... 23 new students! That sounds like a lot of work. I am sure you will do well.
:-) Mom
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Spring EoQ
OK, so here it is. The final EoD for this Quarter. Actually, I lied, it’s really a EoQ. So, let’s just get right into business. I started out this quarter by being introduced to the studios. I had block 1, which was a mural class, and I didn’t quite like it. I’ll go a bit more in depth with that class later. Block 2, I was introduced to the idea of building stuff and getting math credit for it. After that was a thing, I realized that i really didn’t need the credit that was offered in that class, so I talked to elizabeth closer to the end of the year to discuss the idea of me not doing like, half of the work in the studio. It was a good use of time to have that conversation, and I have still yet to finish the work. I will probably finish it this doc week, but I write my EoQ after I finish my presentation. So, for my 3rd block, I was introduced to the concept of cooking a bunch of really good food and then analyzing the science behind cooking the food. So, those were the classes I took during the quarter. Let me expand on how the processes within each class worked, and how I was able to make use of them. In block 1, I was able to make my own project. The goal was simple. I wanted to create a longboard, where I would actually like the design on the bottom, or really, that I would just do a good paint job. I have had a board for a long time, but the bottom of it is this bright orange, and it has uneven paint all across it, from all the sides, due to me not knowing how to handle a spray can when I was in freshman year. So, the concept was simple. I wanted to paint a very simplistic design on a board, and I wanted to order all of the specific parts myself, instead of buying a complete board and painting over it. I imagined that it would be easier just because of the fact that I would be able to not have the previous paint job from underneath it show up on the final job, which happened with my previous board. So, I did the project and the board turned out really good. It is a geometric design that’s just black and white, and the bamboo from the board also is revealed. So, I am probably going to have the project extended, because I wanted an entire art portfolio from it. So, block two is up next to talk about the logistics. So, in block two, I was able to create a device / structure that would complete one challenge. Some examples of that would be that we had to make a tower that was under 30 grams, and also only was made out of only two materials. Another one was we had to make a 19 cm tall tower that held the most weight as possible. The thing was that we would do one of these challenges a week. So for our final project in the class we had to make a device that would deliver a payload. This was a pretty fun challenge, mainly due to the fact that the payload was water balloons, and the target was Elizabeth. Unfortunately, despite my team’s best efforts, we were unable to hit Elizabeth with a water balloon. However, nobody else was able to. Our thing was a slingshot, and it had a good precision. It was able to hit the same area numerous times. So, in conclusion I did all of my work for that class, and am about to wrap it up as of writing this EoQ. So, block 3, that was a fun one. I started out in that class on a pretty good note. Within the first week, we ended up watching a documentary about food, and we ate food that we made during the documentary. That was a pretty awesome experience. So, after that, we went a little bit more in depth into the science behind what makes things happen in cooking. Coagulation, oxidation, and denaturation were all processes that I had the opportunity to learn about in the class. So, For the final project in that class I was able to make a video about crepes, which was a lot of fun. I still have yet to be able to finish said video, but I will be able to very soon. I have started it, but I need more footage and artifacts for my success in crepe making. So, all in all, this quarter went pretty great. I was able to get all of my work done, even if it was slightly late, but that’s already better than last quarter. I am considering the possibility of taking up some of projects again, because I feel like I could really do a lot better on them compared to my performance last quarter. So, the other big thing this quarter was my internship at paragon digital marketing. I was able to work there and learn a lot about the business world, and work ethic when it comes to being at a company. I learned google suite SEO, and I was able to work on my certifications for the analytics and adwords exams. I was able to talk to clients face to face, and learn how to have a professional communication between the business and the client. So, in conclusion, this spring quarter, I have learned a lot of things, and I have been able to get myself back on track, and back into a productive mindset. One thing that I can take away though is that I need to get a little better at goal setting and follow - through with that. I would like to thank Jason and Elizabeth (the two main advisors who I was working with this quarter) for the very useful advice and feedback that I was given throughout the quarter. On a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being most productive, I would say that this quarter was a solid 7.5
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Goals :
Do the Presentation
Go to fencing
Do my EoD in a timely manner

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Today was a pretty good day. I was able to get a bit of work done. I started the day by opening a presentation, and I am now about halfway done on it. I believe that my presentation will be able to be completed tonight. Worse case scenario would be early tomorrow. So, after I started my presentation, I was able to read my book, because the internet was really bad. The book is about a navy seal, and I believe it would be classified as a memoir. It's a really good read, it's about self discipline, and how to make yourself be successful. By the way, the title of the book is called, "Make Your Bed," By Admiral William H. McRaven. I really like it. Any information about self control / optimization is really useful. It really does wonders to be a productive member of society. Working on a regular basis really improves my mood, despite my situation. And, it's always great to look back on, because the work that you did a week ago is probably helping you now, so it has a lasting effect.
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I've heard of this theory that making your bed as one of the most important decisions you can make in the day. I'd love to learn more about this book after you're done reading it.
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Goals :
Finish renaming as many iPads as possible
Research paper
Start phase 2 portfolio

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during the work day, i was able to get all of the iPads renamed and ready to give back to the students. After we got that done, it was already time for my internship. So, at my internship, I opened up to getting a burrito from greg. However, there was one difficulty in this scenario, which was the dilemma of the burrito containing chicken in it. I decided since I forgot my lunch, I would eat it, after doing a little bit of picking out the meat. Now, unfortunately, not only was this a chicken burrito, but it was a pulled BBQ chicken burrito, so I was unable to get enough out of it. I ended up eating half of it, and really regretting it, as it made me feel a little sick. I ended up later in the day, just giving ben the rest of it, as he was the first taker when I brought it up. And that, is how you make a two or three sentence of a simple scenario into a long EoD filler discussion. I have yet to work on my phase 2 research paper or portfolio, but I will get to it later today.
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Goals :
Survive the worst tech check yet
Finish script before block 3 starts
Do my best for the slingshot competition

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Okay, so there's a reason why I say that today was the worst tech check yet. What we have had to do, is we had to take each individual iPad, then we ended up having to change it's name, and save it's unlock token (so we can access the iPad's to update them when students give them to us). Now, that doesn't sound like a lot, but that was something that we had to do over and over again, one at a time. So that was great. I ended up having to work on that in first block as well, but because I wasn't alone, I was able to finish it up in less than 20 minutes, which was great. Ok, so during block 1, I was able to work on my longboard project, and I'm almost done with the responding competencies. After that I went to block 2, and I worked on the payload challenge, which went well, our team scored 3rd place. After that, I displayed what I had for my recipe case study so far in block 3.
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Goals :
Define last CBRP for phase 2
Research project
ID new iPads

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Today was a good day. I was able to get a lot of things done in a relatively quick manner. I started off the day making a project proposal for a CBRP for phase 2, but I have only gotten the work done with choosing the book, but I'm sure the rest will come naturally. So, I was able to get to talk to Jason about my internship, which went well. I basically stated that I really am starting to feel not so useful, due to me not knowing what to do near the end of the quarter, and I don't think that paragon exactly knows what to do with me. I think that it's kind of a good point to say that I should just leave, because I have so much phase work and studio work that I need to do. So, on that note, I went to my internship, and took and failed the adwords exam. I went to a meeting, and it was all a bunch of information that I already knew, but that's no big deal. Thank you for reading my EoD on this Day.
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Walker,
I understand that you feel that this is a good point to end your internship, but be careful assuming what others think. Especially your mentors, because if you never ask them what to do, or ask them how they think you are doing, then you actually never know. Just saying. Because they think you are doing a great job.
Also, I just want to make sure you understand that you aren't going to be able to use your time in the tech room as a study hall to catch up on phase work.
Remember, Caleb has a "to-do" list of things that need to get done, and that is what you should be working on during that time.
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Goals :
Work on all studio work
Place in Fencing tournament
Move work cutoff to 9:00 instead of 10:00

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Well, today was a good day. I was able to get a lot done. I was able to start off the day working on the longboard project. I started doing the responses to the longboard pictures that I am finding online. I am almost done with that portion, and I plan to finish it later today, if I can find the time. After first block, I worked on the payload project, which is going good. Sometimes, communication is a bit difficult, because a lot of the time there seems to be cases of miscommunication, but things keep moving forwards, so I'm not necessarily complaining. After that, I started reading "One More Thing" and "Economics in One Lesson." I ended up switching books because B.J. Novak is really funny. I wouldn't have been able to keep quiet during SSR, so I turned to a more boring book, about economics. I am glad to read it though, and I hope it will contain useful information about the business world and the economy. In third block I was able to define what I am doing for the final project.
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Thanks for reading BJ Novak's version of the Hare and the Tortoise to me... it was funny! And congrats on achieving your goals today. Nice job at the fencing tournament this evening!
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Find new intern sites, if available
College searches
Operate Tech Crew
Prepare for intern Exams
Trek Proposals for August


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Today was a pretty good day for my work. I was able to work a little bit with jason, and we talked about the reality of my wildwood trek, and how I would get that trek approved. I got the trek proposal in project foundry, and I basically set it up to be an umbrella project for all of the individual projects that I will be doing during my time at wildwood. I plan on working on some CBRPs, reading logs, wellness portfolio, and working on the leadership portfolio, and all of this will be for phase 3. I am excited to do it, because I have a feeling that it's going to be a great time, and that I will be able to use my free time wisely, so I don't "fall behind" in school. It's a great way to start out my phase 3 "career." Speaking of which, I really hope that I can finish up all of my phase work by the end of the quarter, so I can gateway over break. I really hope that could work out, so I could be the equivalent to a junior when I'm 15. If it doesn't work out though, I'm still fine with that.
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Walker,
I am not going to be able to be at your Gateway over break, and I'm not sure who else will be.
I would plan on Gatewaying the very beginning of next quarter.

Also, your Wildwood trek plan is excellent!
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Mentor dinner EoD
Goals :
Prepare small speech for mentor dinner
Network at the mentor dinner
Take mobile advertising exam

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Wow, today was quite the day. It all started out with the guest speakers, who were people who all worked in the automotive industry. They were all pretty prepared, but it really felt like they were trying to hire us instead of actually talk about their experiences in business. I was able to ask a couple questions about what their opinions of automation in vehicles, and it was very interesting to hear their opinions. So, after the guest speaker, I worked on filling out the script form thing for the mentor dinner that Jason provided, which was easy enough. After that I went to my internship, and that went pretty well. I was able to learn about moz analytics, which for whatever reason was a lot easier to understand then google analytics. It uses crawl bots to go to a website to report how it is performing. After my internship, I went to the mentor dinner. Boy, that was a blast. I was able to talk a little bit about Appsolute, and I then gave the thank you speech. I was a bit nervous and stumbled a bit, but overall I think I did fine.
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Goals :
Reorganize google drive
Work on studio work
do a little bit of longboard presentation
print out current checklist

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Today was a really good day. I was able to do a lot of things. So, I started taking up listening to podcasts while I work, and I'm interested to see where that will go. I am interested to see if it ends up hindering or increasing my productivity. So, In the morning, I went to the library, and I talked to elizabeth about my progress on the longboard project. Currently, the longboard is almost done, and all I have to do is paint the white, and then spray the clear coat. Elizabeth is trying to get me to keep with the eagle design, but I really believe that it would take too much time, and it's something that I know I will mess up, and it won't improve my learning of painting and longboard building. So, I've made up my mind on that. In fact, I just tried to do it, even though I just said I wouldn't, and I wasted an hour trying to get an eagle design that I wanted. So, I think that settled that. After first block, I was able to go in block two and I was able to work on the final challenge, so I hope that I can manage to fit working on that project into my schedule. I have a couple ideas, and I found one loophole so far in the project, which is that the 2 machine requirement does not have to contribute to the launch of the payload. I guess that isn't necessarily a loophole, but it's the closest thing to one that I've found. So, I have been working on idea building with my team about that. So, after second block, I went to 3rd block, and I was able to work a tiny bit on some of the studio work, and I was able to get a couple things done / organized. After I did that, I noticed yet another deal online for educational coding software. I was pretty amazed, because this time, it was for free. I know for a fact that the site advertises that their products are worth $1000+, yet I would value most of their bundles for $100 - $200. I mean, you still end up saving a ton of money if you were buying educational software anyways, and all of the things that I have used so far have really worked out for me, and with each lesson I have been able to improve my coding skills a ton. So, now I am going to be able to work on the beginner projects a bit better. Even if some of the lessons go over the same thing, I think it's all good due to the fact that it's a different person, who speaks and teaches differently than others. So, I found that with podcasts, they are situational. They're great when I'm doing graphic design, coding, and other non - verbal related tasks. But it doesn't work with stuff like writing, reading, and other verbal processing tasks.
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Goals :
Attend Alices Graduation Presentation
Take 2 Exams (Pass one maybe?)
write EoD in a timely manner

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today was a great day. I wasn't really able to do a lot, as I had a busy schedule today. I went to the guest speaker, then after that, I went to Alice's graduation presentation. She did a great job, and I'm glad to see my friends succeed in the school. After that presentation, I didn't have a ton of time to work, but I tried to fit in some room to work a bit on coding, but that didn't really work out. So, after doing that, I went to my internship, and I took two exams on google analytics and google adwords video advertising. I failed both of those tests. I really hope to succeed next time, and next time I'll be a bit more resourceful with the study guide. They don't tell you what you got wrong on the exam, which sucks, because that really just translates that the whole point of the adwords analytics stuff is to get things right, not actually learn anything. Oh well, I'll try again next week. I went to brewbakers after school to write this EoD.
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Goals :
Code as much as possible
Do climbing class after school
Be in position to take internship certification exams over the weekend

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Today was a pretty good day. I pretty much got all of my goals completed. Now, I have an important question. During the beginning of the quarter, I heard Jason say that late EoD's don't count this quarter. Is this true? Because I don't know how I can possibly gateway with how this quarter was going. I don't think more than 3 of my EoD's were on time, because I always write my EoD's the morning after. But, today I heard that they still count. I haven't been doing my EoD's for almost 2 weeks because I was under the impression that if I did them the way I always write them (Like I'm writing this one now), it wouldn't count. So I need an answer so that I can see if I need to work on my EoD's and do some on weekends. I'm pretty upset about all this.

So, anyways, I'm making more progress with the coding project, and I am able to write out the Equations so they look like they do the thing I want them to. That's is all that coding really is, isn't it?
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Walker,
I am sorry you got confused about this, or that I confused you.
My intention was that I wanted to stop students from waiting until the ned of the quarter to rite ALL of their EODs at once. This seemed like cheating to me.

So my plan was to have more accountability to the students by checking on their progress every week, and documenting that somewhere. Which I have not done for a variety of reasons.

Overall, you're EOD percentage is very good, and while I don't condone "backfilling" of EODs, I would certainly never know...
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Goals:
Do all assigned work
Longboard presentation
Define how I can create chem balance in java
setup jdk to run through command prompt

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Today started out rough, I ended up spending the entirety of first block trying to upload 2 gifs to a presentation, (I hate the iPhone 5s) so that was fun. While I was waiting for that to upload, I was trying to
to troubleshoot with setting up JDK on my command prompt. After that, I worked on block 2, and then I couldn't focus, so I moved on to my block 3 coding project. During the setup for that, I finally got jdk linked to to my command prompt, so I can now compile, run, and interact with any java program that I write with sublime text editor, and I can do all of this offline, which is great. And, I don't have to use any program, so I basically write everything from scratch, and compile it from scratch. I found a website of like, 1000 beginner projects for coding in general, and I'm going to follow those for a couple months. I am going to try to expand my knowledge in coding. Hey Jason, want to hear something cool?
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Hi Walker,
Sounds like you are wondering if anyone is reading your EOD? You're doing well with all of your projects and I hope you continue to be encouraged and challenged at MC2. I know you challenge yourself and that is BIG!
Love, Mom
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Print out Stuff on laser engraver
Learn more about Java
Ask the question in tech crew

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I am falling half asleep as I'm writing this, so, bear with me here. Today, was a busy day. I got to work on a lot of things, which is good, but there's a point where it just kind of, gets to you. I don't know what is ending up happening, but I'm feeling like I have a lot less emotion, and less energy, but I love the work that I'm doing. Let's see how the next few months go while trying to manage all of these things at once. Ok, so, today. I'm trying very hard to remember what I have done today. I started out my morning by writing a bio for the website, then I talked business with Harrison, and he also proofread my bio. I went to advisory after morning shift and I then went into one of the small rooms and discussed business with Harry Owen and Bianca. After that I went to first block, I went to the library, and I organized what I have left to do for the longboard project. After that, I worked a bit on our company logo, and then, during break, I printed out the Logo on some cardboard. I also printed out some pcture for owen. After that, I went to second block to test out my bridge, and suprise suprise, It didn't work out as well as I wanted it to. Oh well, I guess that's what happens when you juggle around like, 15 projects. So, after block 2, I went to the meeting for tech crew at lunch. I finally gathered myself and I asked to go onto the trial period of student administrator. Life's about to get a lot more hell - like very soon. So, I begin my trial period today, and I am excited to take on the responsibility, and I hope I really do well. Actually, who am I kidding, I think I'll do just fine. So, after lunch, I worked in kitchen chem class. I was in block 3 and the major thing I learned was the whole synthesis, decomposition, double displacement, single displacement, and all of that fancy chem stuff. I also had fun balancing equations, but once I got the hang of it, I unfortunately was cut off because it was 2:45 already. I then went to the tech room and talked a bit with caleb about my new responsibilities that I would be going through in tech crew. After school, I went to brewbakers, and I learned how to use the c9.io IDE in order to run java programs, which is cool, but I hope that I soon will just learn to run java straight from my command prompt, as that will be more secure, and more efficient. The only problem is I have to figure out how to install JDK in order to run it from that. So, c9 will be used for learning purposes, at the very least. Thanks for reading
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Work on Company
Work on anything that's assigned to me
Work at internship

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I have had a busy week.

I've been working on coding, on school work, and on internship stuff, and all of that is one heck of a ride. I am obviously some amounts of stressed, but of course it's not harmful to me currently. Without EoD's, it seems like a lot of time is just kind of passing by, and things are becoming more bland, and I really want to get back into the habit of writing them. I think I'm going to try to encourage myself to do my EoD's by staying at school/not going home until I finish my EoD's. I think this is probably the best solution. I think I'll try to push for writing my EoD's during the school day though, so I'm not "wasting my free time" (as if free time isn't a waste of time already). I just reminded myself of the quote "Free time is the enemy of progress" - Casey Neistat, and I really like that quote, because anytime that I say I don't know what to do, I find myself taking the easiest option, like only watching youtube, or just slacking off in general. However, when I say to myself, "On thursday's after school I will go to brewbakers for an hour and a half I will work on my EoD's and then some school work." I already put myself in the mindset of working just by saying that I'm working. Human psychology is crazy, right?
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No kidding. Are you sure you didn't read the book "Switch"?
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Get as much done as possible on the backlink spreadsheet
Work on anything assigned to me
find out what meeting was about

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I apologize for my recent lack of EoDs, I have been quite lazy lately, I might do some this weekend to make up for them. So, today was a pretty decent day, I got a decent amount of work done. I started the day by listening to the guest speaker, and that went pretty ok, however, I am starting to get a bit tired of only dietetic interns coming in to the school to present, as I would like to believe that I am quite happy with my diet and current food choices that I make. After the guest speakers, I was able to go to the tech room and I worked on my internship stuff, looking at a spreadsheet and researching some websites to advertise on. It's work that I wish I knew enough of coding to do, because I can already think of how to get a bot to do the work for me, but I don't know how to set it up. Maybe I should try to work on it a bit once I get out of the internship, and possibly in the near future, I could sell the program to them, which would be really cool. I went to my internship, found out what the meeting was about, and was assigned some tasks. I find it difficult to say what goes on in paragon due to a lot of things in business being sensitive, because in the business world, my mom tells me that data management is an easy place to end up failing on, and then be sued, heck, I'm even too afraid to say what clients I'm working with. Thanks for reading this EoD
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Walker,
That's very true about business, and I guess they must trust your pretty well over there to let you work with their clients!
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Do all assigned work
Work on video
Get ginger

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Today was a good day. I was able to get a lot accomplished. I started out the day playing with 3d printing software and trying to figure out how that whole thing works. I spent a good while on it and I found some free software, only to learn that we are probably getting a really expensive good software (AutoCAD), but it wasn't a waste of time or anything. I then went to 2nd block and I got to work a bit on the new project, which I am excited about. I won't really go in depth about what it is, so no spoilers, but the project is creating a cantilever, so you know what to expect. After 2nd block, I went to a meeting, and discussed a couple things about the new tech we are getting. After that, I went to 3rd block, and I worked on catching up a bit in that class. Surprisingly, I had carrot ginger soup, and while I hate both of those ingredients in soup, it was really good. I had 2 bowls of it and it was very good. Thanks for reading this EoD
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Walker,
Are we actually getting AutoCAD?
That's a powerful program
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I can't function without coffee, I'm writing this now in the hopes that it will sort of wake me up because I keep half falling asleep today, and I don't have time to go make coffee at the moment.

Goals :
Set up for guest speaker
Do all work that is assigned
Attend production crew setup stuff

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Today was a pretty bad day, in my book, that is. While it wasn't a bad day because something upset me, it was just a very lazy day, I suppose. I guess what needs to be said is that I was finding it very hard to stay awake today, as I skipped having coffee this morning, so that was great. So, I was able to set up for the guest speaker, and that was an experience of it's own, because he did not like computers, and I knew how to use them, and all of his audio tracks were being kept on like, 20 different CD's so I had to micromanage them for him, which wasn't a great thing to do when you're on the verge of falling asleep. Then, I went to my internship later in the day, and I was doing that whole thing where I was falling asleep and jumping up multiple times, because I was watching those educational videos, and because I was in a work environment, it wasn't like I could do my normal thing to combat that, which is listening to some kind of metal to raise my energy. so that was my day
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Find a way to work on longboard project
Work on video project
Do all assigned work
Work on feedback that Elizabeth gave

Homework:
Stone soup
Chemical/spice Sort
Work on feedback

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Today was a pretty good day, I was able to get a lot done. During first block, I went to the library and I worked on my art project, and I got some things done on my presentation for the project. After I went to the library to work, I went to block two and our group finally worked on the final competition for the tower crushing project. After that I went to work on the graphs in the class, and I plan to finish them by tomorrow. After that class I went to block 3 and I learned a tiny portion of molecular notation. I then was able to find out that "I may have a mild form of ADD," and the reason I put that in quotations was because I don't actually believe that, but, I did learn that earlier in the class that I was focusing better on watching a video that was about chemistry in cooking, and I was sorting out chemical compound sign things. I found that interesting. goodbye.
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In a way, I think we are all a little "ADD" in our own ways.
But I appreciate your outlook on that possibility, nonetheless.
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Speech to text is bad
Goals :
Work on video in some format
Do my EoW in a timely manner
Finish drafts for longboard project

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So, today was a good day. I was able to get a lot done. I started out the day by working on my video project. I was able to show the video to a couple of people to see what they thought, and they thought that it was good. After morning meeting, I went to block one and I started my work on my longboard art project, and during the class I was able to talk to Elizabeth and discuss how I'm going to be getting the competencies in my project, and she provided me with some handbook thing online that had the competency descriptions, which was useful. After block one I got to work in the construction block, and I worked on the tower project with my group. The tower that we're building in that class is actually coming along pretty nicely, which is nice. after block 2 I went to block 3, and I was able to do some of the studio work that was assigned. During Block 3 I was told about how you can use Google Docs with their speech-to-text program in order to make writing your EoWs faster. However, I am finding it quite annoying how it formats your document, and I think I'm going to stop using it at this point. Now that the normal me is back, I will continue to write about my week instead of %u201Cbreaking the 4th wall.%u201D I was able to work a lot more on the video project after school, and I believe that I am going to be able to finish that project by the end of this month, which is good. I am really happy with how that project is going, it’s a lot of fun learning how to video edit, and it’s one of those things where you have hard evidence of where you are improving. I can look back at the rock climbing video that I took earlier last year (or was it this year, I can’t remember) and take a look at my skiing video and see the physical improvements, including song choice, tempo frame timing, and all sorts of other stuff like that. I really do type way faster than trying to use speech to text, I think speech to text kind of limits that train of thought, I kind of have a tempo when it comes to typing papers and thinking, and I guess that using speech to text kind of is too fast for me, and I can’t keep up with making sure that the program didn’t just misunderstand me, and then having to proofread my EoW, It’s unnatural and too much work, but I suppose that it works for some people. Wow, I really am running out of things to talk about. So, uh, yeah, it’s been a good quarter so far, and I am getting a lot of work done in comparison to last quarter. I actually am working outside of school again, which is good, because that was one of my personal goals this quarter.
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Adwords assessment completion
Work on ski video
Do any assigned work at the internship
Do homework after school

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Today was a good day, I was able to get a lot done. I went to school in the morning on my longboard, which I'm beginning to believe that doing that makes my day more likely to be a bit better. I went to the tech room, and I worked a tiny bit on my ski video in the morning before school started. After the guest speaker, I went straight to work on the assessment for google adwords, and I unfortunately failed the test. by 6 points. Yeah, it was kinda rough. But, I went to my internship, and I learned that when you have a problem, and nobody is there to tell you that it isn't a problem, it echos and amplifies in your head and you think that things are going to be so much more worse, when they were really fine. So, when I got to my internship, all that was really addressed to it was a simple "better luck next time" comment, which made me feel much better. And better yet, I got analytics certification (Beginner, but still). Not only that, but after school, I went rock climbing, and I kicked that walls butt. I climbed everest today, and gosh darn it I have been working towards that for months. Then, I went home, and I said to myself, "You know what? You're gonna start to edit the best darn ski video" so I did that. That's how my day went.
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What a great attitude. I enjoyed reading this because although one of your tests didn't go as well as you hoped it would, the result catapulted you to succeed in another part of your day. Having a positive attitude makes for a pretty successful day. We all make mistakes in life and work tasks but these things are opportunities to learn and make improvements.
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Goals :
Finish thumbnails for board designs
Hope for tracking code for longboard order to be sent to me
Do all assigned work

Homework :
Create 20 thumbnails
Write design decision process paragraph
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Today was a pretty good day, I was able to get a lot of work done/ I was able to work on my ski video project a little bit in the morning, and I'm making slow progress on that. In the morning, I found that I was getting closer and closer to getting the design that I want. I talked to elizabeth today and she told me to do 20 thumbnails for the board, which seemed like a good idea. After first block, I went to second block, and worked on the construction project. I then was able to work on the design for the construction project that we were assigned today. I then went to block 3 to work on any assigned work there, and I did all of the work that was assigned, and I plan to finish it tonight. I also will have to work on the internship adwords stuff tonight so I can work towards being adwords certified. Thank you for reading my Eod on this Day
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Goals :
Try to finish adwords academy before 12:00 (not including the assessment)
Focus on my internship project is going to be
Do all assigned work in my internship
Work on video

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Today was a very good productive day. I was able to get quite a bit done today. Unfortunately, I did not meet my first goal to finish adwords before 12:00, but I did get lucky later in the day but I'll go a bit more depth into that later. I was able to focus on what my internship project is going to be, and I think I need to sit with Jason for a quick 5 minutes during advisory to plan out my internship project. So, I was able to work on the video a tiny bit before the beginning of the day, (I don't work on it during school because it's not career related). So, When I went to my internship, I was able to work on google adwords academy and I got notes on all of the lesson packs, so I am now able to work on the test, but I didn't start it because it says that you need two hours to take it, and I didn't have that time at the moment. So, I wasn't assigned any work at the internship, but it was a refreshing feeling, because I got to focus on the certification work.
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Goals :
Create 4 more longboard drafts
See what happened with tower project
Do whatever work is assigned

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Today was a pretty good day. I was able to work on my longboard art project in the morning, and I finally got the draft that I am happy with, but unfortunately, I have to make more thumbnails of other board designs, so that will delay my project a bit. I tried to use adobe illustrator to create images ( I was planning to use it for this project ) but apparently it requires more gpu power than adobe premiere, which makes sense, but it was so much of a gap that I was unable to work in the program, so I think what I'll do is work on the digital draft when I get adobe programs set up on my home computer. So, after that class, I Went to block 2, and did the final thing of the tower project, which worked out well. I finished all the work that was assigned earlier last class in order to "see what happened with the tower project." In block 3, I was able to work on all assigned work, and I almost got it all completed, but I might have to research one more question. Thanks for reading
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Goals :
Work on the longboard art drafts
Finish block 3 homework
Do all assigned work

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Today was a pretty good day, I was able to get a fair amount of work done on my projects that I wanted to work on. In the beginning of the day, I was able to get straight to work on my longboard project, where I started drafting the art designs for the deck. So far, I’m not really overly satisfied with my work, but I’m sure after 10 - 15 drafts I’ll find something that I like. Oh, and I made about three drafts today. So, after first block, I was able to work on the construction project that was assigned. I worked on that for the block, but I felt like It really wasn’t the best use of my time. I know it was the assigned project, but I’ve stated time and time again. When it is avoidable to work on a group project, I really will excel when I work independently. So, after block 2, I went to the tech meeting. During the tech meeting, I talked about the way that we go through agendas at my internship, and kind of thought that we should apply some of the practices that we do at paragon. After the meeting, I went to block 3, which was kind of nonsatisfactory. I have been in blocks before where I was given the opportunity to work outside, and I would normally want to work inside, because when you work outside, you don’t really work. Or, at least barely anybody does. You have no internet connection, no place to plug in your device, and you have to deal with screen glare. When I wanted to stay inside, I wasn’t allowed to, which was unfortunate, because I planned to work on stuff that requires some research, but I wasn’t allowed to, so I wrote this instead.
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Goals:
Finish lesson 2 in Google Analytics Academy
Finish Longboard Part Spreadsheet
See how I'm going to fund the Longboard project

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So, today was a really good day. I was able to work on internship related work in the morning, also worked on the swift project for the independent block. I had 2 cups of coffee today, so I was pretty averagely productive (and then I had another cup after school). I yet again skipped lunch, I'm tending to not be as hungry this week, which is a little weird, I guess I will adjust later when I get accustomed to the school schedule. So, after 12:00, I went ot my internship, which was a great experience. Before the internship, I was able to work on the lesson (Google Analytics Academy) that I was assigned, but I was then assigned to work on Google Adwords instead. I am beginning to learn how that program works, and I am really excited to see it through. I then was given the opportunity to sit in on a conference call with a client, and I learned some techniques that Paragon uses to talk to their clients, such as sending meeting agendas hours in advance, and other stuff that makes meetings structured and flow well. I was able to finish the spreadsheet, and I'm going to figure out how to fund that project later.
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Goals :
Work on longboard project
-Order longboard deck?
-Create Price Spreadsheet
-Look for truck parts
-Start drafting design
-3 color
Finish Monday's homework before school
See whats happening with investors club

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Today Was a very nice day. I was able to get straight to work in the morning in block one on my longboard art project. I didn't do any drafting of the design, but I am starting to get some ideas, I want to use three colors, white, black, and green. I also made a spreadsheet today on the budgeting that would be required to do this project. I found out that the price isn't exactly pretty, but when I put it into perspective, my current complete longboard costs the about the same amount as this entire project, and I have a plan to kind of split the cost. So that will be good. I will be really excited to work on this project, as it is going to be fun to have a longboard that I designed myself. Ok, so I was able to do the homework before school, so that goal was completed, and today the investors club went really, good and bad. There were way more people who attended, and they seemed interested, but unfortunately, I was given the smallest room (old Library) to have the meeting

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You can use my room for investing club if that helps.
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First Internship Day
Goals :
Have a Good First day at internship
See if I can help with makerspace area
Complete Swift reflection
Get rolling on longboard project (I'm Sorry)
Create PayPal account today?

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WEEEEEEEEELLL where do I begin! So, today was the first day of the quarter that I have had 3 cups of coffee, so you probably can take a guess and say that I had a very hectic / productive day. So, here are the activities I participated in today. In the beginning of the day, I listened to the guest speaker, and as I typically do not agree with the way guest speakers are run, I have to admit, I did learn something today, which was that nutrition doesn't just affect brain function, but it majorly increases brain function. I thought that was crazy. So, after the guest speaker, I went and I edited the swift project, and I finished the lesson pack reflection in google drive, (not sure it's linked to project foundry yet, now that I think about it.) So, after working in the independent block, I went to experience my internship, which was a whimsical experience. I arrived at the office, got the full tour, of where bathrooms are, the breakroom, the main office area, and the two conference rooms. It is a high tech office, I was given a desk (However, it had a kind of, temp feel to it) and I was given an external monitor and a keyboard, so I can have a place to work effectively. I was given a large task to do, which was to start going through the google analytics academy program, which taught about the ins and outs of google analytics "software" (it is all web-page based, no installations required). I was then given a few pointers about how they actually used the info from google analytics with some of their actual clients, which was awesome, by the way. So, yeah, I had a great day, and I might have 3 cups of coffee again, because that went well.

oh yeah and I got a website distributor for longboard parts for cheap, so the ball is indeed rolling on that project

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Swiss Tech Sucks
Goals :
Create Independent Project for First Block
Get a feeling for what I want in each class
Submit my EoD in a timely manner

Exit Slip 1 :
Get a mural photo

Exit Slip 2 :
The redesign for the structure (Had the train bridge thing) would be to span a distance by being a bridge. (Original function was to be aesthetically pleasing.)


Block 1 Thoughts :
[RESOLVED] (don't read this paragraph if you don't have to)
I'm not sure if I am happy with my current studios, I was denied an open space to negotiate an independent block during block one, and I specifically stated on my sign up sheet that I would only want block 1 if I could have an independent project. My main problem with this is that if I can't have 30 seconds to explain a project, I feel like I won't have any feedback at all if I get deeper into a project. So, I either A, want a green light for having an independent project, or B, having a class switch. By the way, It's totally unmotivating to me to ask a teacher if I can have a 30 second project pitch, and then hear them having multiple casual conversations with other students. One of the reasons I enjoy this school is because I have an open space to talk to teachers, and not having that really makes me question if I should stay working here.
[UPDATE]
Was able to get a quick sentence in for the project, looks like it's going to work, I apologize for the rant above.

Block 2 Thoughts:
Class went well, I'm a bit concerned with group work, but I need the competencies and I think if I hold up my part of the work I can do well.
Block 3 Thoughts:
It's going to be really fun, I will be able to learn about cooking food, and be able to eat food, while getting the competencies I need.

All in all, this is going to be a great quarter
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Walker,
I hope I am understanding you correctly that you do not need to worry about your first block anymore.
Excited to have you in our Advisory!
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Jason,
You're right, it's looking like my first block is going to work out for me.
Excited to be in your advisory
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Hey walker- read the "resolved paragraph" and am really glad you feel comfortable explaining yourself. I know you understand the mental energy to dig into a "project pitch" even to give a cursory "green light" is a different kind of brainspace than to have simple social interactions. I wasn't blowing you off and apologize if it seemed that way at the time.
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THE EoQ OF WINTER QUARTER 2017
Trek Reflection :
The Ski Video trek went well. We ended up having to change plans, because unfortunately we were unable to afford the Mount Snow cost, because they raised their prices last minute, so the best choice for us was to go to Crotched Mountain instead. So, rides worked out perfectly, carpooling was a good idea, but unfortunately because of the change, Bianca wasn’t able to go on the trek, and we only needed one car. When we got there we were able to pay for a low price, get our rentals, and go up to the mountain and shoot some video footage of us skiing, which was great. I am still really excited to work on editing a good video over break, it’s the kind of project where it’s difficult but entertaining at the same time, especially because for half of the work, I will be able to multitask. Overall, the trek was looking like it was going to be cancelled at first, and then it turned out to be great!

Alright, so where to begin on the EoQ. This Quarter in particular has been pretty bad, a lot of unmotivating things happened. I have a couple things that I want to propose, in the sake of me trying to get out of this unproductive loop. I do feel like next quarter will be better, though.

Ok, so, the Rundown of what happened this quarter in my perspective :
I began with continuing my work in swift coding, and I very explicitly was saying that I needed an internship within the first month of the quarter, because I began the quarter under the impression that it would be possible to gateway if I got an internship early on. Well, for the first few weeks, I was believing that I would get some call back from one of the places that I was applying to, but that never happened. For a good while, I was taking up exercise and watching what I eat, but as the quarter progressed, well, In the ten to twelve minutes writing this, I have eaten my 3rd cookie. So you can kind of see where that went. I was going on treks, which was fun to get out of the way. I worked on video editing a lot when it came to these treks, so I got some good experience with that. I then was given a macbook down the road from my dad, it was half broken, but still worked enough so I could work on coding with it, which is why I needed it. I then was working on coding day and night to learn how to code in swift, and I was really happy that it was working, and I was able to get a full working version of Blackjack. Unfortunately, when I was planning to work on a EK project with that project, the macbook broke down, and I was left with no way of doing any actual coding, I mean, I could do the iPad lessons, but those weren’t doing a good job anymore, because I was getting used to a project based learning process, instead of having a lesson plan kind of deal. It was at this point that I realised that the whole internship thing wasn’t really working out. I was under the impression (and I believe that this is still the requirement) that you have to have finished your internship project in order to gateway. So, my way of thinking was that I could manage to do all of my remaining phase work in six weeks, so why bother working on phase work right now? So, I was doing all of my EK studio work in classes, and doing everything that I was assigned to do (not exactly on time, unfortunately). So, I was met with the opportunity to have a gateway as long as I just had an internship under way, so I wouldn’t be held back by my lack of being able to find one. And, low and behold, I got one at the end of the quarter! My final couple of weeks in the quarter have really been me just trying to get back into my good old habits of work, and I am really hoping that I will be on fire next quarter. My hope is to get some kind of thing where I get a block where I can do independent work in the hallway, because that was definitely helping me this quarter, I was indeed getting a lot of work done on those days.

So, with the unfortunate departure of my great advisor, Amy, instead of having a new advisor who is new to the school, I would hope to get into Elizabeth’s or Jason’s advisory, because in order for me to stay on track next quarter, I need to see the feedback loop in action, and I believe I won’t be able to perform at my peak capacity if I have an advisor who is new to our school, no offense. Having an advisor like Elizabeth, I feel like I would be able to get a lot of good critical feedback on my independent projects, and If I was in Jason’s advisory, I feel like I would be able to communicate more often about how internships will be working out, and feel less intrusive.

So, while this quarter wasn’t all that great productivity - wise, it was a good learning experience as a whole, and also, it wasn’t like I wasn’t working while I was in school, I just really stopped working when I was home. When I was in school I would work on the things that were assigned to me when they were handed out to me. I mean, I still did some really cool things, like I independently learned how to do basic trig in a day, which was great (It’s for a coding project, I didn’t mention up above that I got my computer to work as a desktop now.)

Well, that has been my quarter, and it had its pros and it’s cons, but one thing is for sure.

Next quarter :

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Liability
Goals:
Revise the studio work that Elizabeth gave feedback on
Work on Liability forms
Get the work done that I need to

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Today was a great day. I was able to work on stuff that I needed to get work on. I started working on the long list of things that I have to do with the feedback that I got from Elizabeth, and I was able to get some other things done. After that, I was able to work on the liability forms. I had one heck of a difficult time working on that, due to the difficulty of searching some of these items that we had on the forms. In the end, I ended up delegating that task to Owen, because I needed to work on the feedback that Elizabeth gave me. After school, I went home and I was able to work a little bit on getting some progress on coding, because I don't remember If I mentioned this in a previous EoD, but I managed to set up my laptop with an external monitor and I can now code on that, it's as if my laptop has just been converted to a desktop. Thanks for reading this EoD.
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Goals :
Have the papers prepared for the interview
Nail the Internship
Do well in the interview

Physics Exit slip :
I have finished all physics work, the only thing I need to do is edit any feedback Elizabeth gives me
Reflection :
Today was a pretty bad day. As you can probably tell, I was really only focusing on the interview in the morning. And, as you can tell from my assessment of how my day was, my interview got rescheduled. And it won't happen until next quarter. That sucks. So, anyways, I guess it basically gave me a kick or something, because I have been really productive today. I have been able to finish all of my studio work in physics, and I am waiting for Elizabeth to assess it. I guess It made me focus completely on phase and studio work in the school, because nothing intern related will happen until next quarter, so why work on it now when I have other things to do that are work related? So, good news at the time of writing this. Jason told me that there is the possibility of having the interview rescheduled to tomorrow. Thanks for reading this EoD on this very day.
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Goals :
Tie up loose projects
Work on coding with harry when he gets back
Finish Cover letter

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Today was a very good day for my work, I was able to get a lot done. In the morning, I decided to write up my NY trek work and I submitted it to project foundry, so I finally got that trek work out of the way. After that, I was able to work on my coding project, I was writing the reflection for it during the day. I didn't get it done, but I did get a head start, which is a pretty good thing. So, after that, I worked on my cover letter for paragon digital, and I think it's the final form currently, so that's great. So, after school, I went home, took care of dogs and such, and then went to brewbakers to work on my physics work, and write my EoD. I then was able to use that game for my physics project, Universe Sandbox 2, which is pretty cool, It allows you to play around with celestial bodies and see what happens within roche limits and gravity and all of that. Thank you for reading my EoD today.
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Thought: we should include Alaura on the math comps for your Swift project.

Good luck tomorrow!!
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Goals:
Finish Cover letter and Resume
Work on physics projects
Get all caught up in improv
Catch Harry after school to work on coding

Reflection :
Today was a pretty good day, I was able to get a lot done in the time that I was given. In the morning, I was given the opportunity to work on my cover letter, so I did that for most of the morning. Then, in block one, I was able to work on my civics project, and I got a little bit done on that, but not much. After first block, I went to physics, and I got to work on a lot of stuff, I did a lot of the overdue work, and I got a lot done on the wave project stuff after school at brewbakers, which was nice. I then went to work on my EoD , so that's what's up exactly this second in time. So, During block 3, I decided that I wouldn't be able to fully participate in the improv class due to my arm, so I sat outside the entire class, and I then took it upon myself to work on my improv work, and I am all caught up now.
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What got in your way with your 1st block project?
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It was a combination of morning meeting going on for a long time, and my computer giving me a hard time. Hopefully that combo won't happen again.
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Goals :
Work on the research Project
civics project: get an idea of what exactly to do, and start
probability cbrp proposal
all assigned work

Reflection :
Today was a good day, and I was given the opportunity to work in a productive environment, and I took it upon myself to use the opportunity to it's fullest. In the morning, I started out with working on some civics projects, and I was able to work on taking notes, and I have an outline, so I know exactly what to do for my civics project. This morning, I looked as the civics competency checklist, so I would know what to do to display my knowledge of the civics competencies. I looked at the checklist, and I saw that there were three main categories in laws and legislation. There is making the laws, applying the laws, and then the final step, enforcing the law. In order to display my knowledge in these categories, I plan to make a flow chart that explains how to make laws, a separate one that explains how to enforce the laws, and then one final separate one that will explain how to apply the laws. First block went great, and I got all of my ideas for what I want to do for it. Oh, also I will write some things that compare hitchhikers guide to that stuff. Later, in physics class, we got into some discussions about waves, and how light reflects off surfaces. I still believe that I was the winner of the debate, with my "theory" about reflection with light. Want to hear it? light reflects off of surfaces because it just happens. Not an unfamiliar explanation in the field of science. I would believe that I still reign as victor of that discussion. After that, I went to the Tech Meeting, and that went well, which went well, however there was nothing of importance. To write in my EoD, that is, of course important things were discussed in the meeting. After the meeting, I went to Improv, and unlike all of my other two classes, I can't really stretch out many words to go towards my EoW count, due to the rule of confidentiality. SO OH MY GOD I HAVE AN INTERVIEW NEXT WEEK! Well, that was a burst of excitement if I have ever seen one. Jason came up to me while I was in improv, and when he told me that I had an interview scheduled for next Wednesday. I am really excited, and I bet that Jason is also excited because we are on the brink of me not needing to talk to him about internship stuff. Boy I am excited to finally have a work experience. Ok, so after school, I had a great feeling today after school. Since all of the snow is gone, and it was dry, I went on my longboard after school to go to brewbakers, and it only took me like, two minutes to get there, which is awesome and I am really excited for the summer.
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Funny observation about Jason's reaction to you finally getting your internship shot...my theory is he secretly likes being pestered...but that's just me ;-)

Anyway, here is a thought: you do have a preference for working independently, especially when you perceive that a group setting might hold you back from your own goals. While not diminishing the need to further develop your group work skills (hint: the Leadership habit might play into getting groups to work effectively together), I would suggest we look at your checklist to determine if an Independent Block is 1) needed for next quarter and 2) a good idea in the larger scheme of trying to get to Phase 3 by the end of next quarter.
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Getting Stuff Done
Goals :
Liability form updating
Coding Project Uploading
Setup the Camera for Matt's Gateway Correctly

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Today was a great day. i was able to get all of the things that I was asked to do done. In the morning, I caught up on my EoD's, and after that, I was told to setup for Matt's Gateway, When it came to the Camera, So I got the really good sony camera and I set that up. I made sure everything was working, which I had no real trouble with, and then I was able to get Matt connected to the internet, and then he was all set for his graduation. I'm happy that he graduated, it always is motivating to see others success. Later, I was told to work on updating some liability forms with tech crew, so that took up the majority of my day. I then went to work on my coding project, well, uploading it anyways. I am going to either nag Harrison to finish it by tomorrow, or I will kick him from the project, and edit it so I can finally get that checked off, I've been waiting on him for more than half a month now. Thanks for reading my EoD
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I'm glad you mentioned motivation - how are you feeling about your own sense of motivation at this point in your time with MC2?
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Goals :
Place in the fencing tournament
Pray for investors club
Do any assigned work

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Today was a good day. I was able to get some work done on some projects, and I was also able to recover some of the data from my macbook that "died" so I haven't lost any progress when it comes to coding. I was told by caleb that I will be able to hook my laptop up to an external monitor and I should have no problem with using that, it will just act as a desktop from now on. Even if it doesn't work like that, I will be able to find some way to export my code to whatever new laptop/desktop that I get, so all will be fine. Later today, I was able to have the first investors club meeting, and that went well. Even though only two people attended the meeting, they both seemed invested (no pun intended) in the club, and they both seem like they are going to keep going to the meetings. I suspect that a possibility would be that they will attract other people joining the club, so that might go over well. Now I can put that I am the president of a club on my resume.
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Goals :
Work on room floor plan
Upload Coding work
Finish Investing presentation

Reflection :
Today was a great day. I was asked to do the floor plan for the tech room rearrangement, and I used my previous experience with drafting tools in order to create it. I wasn't extremely excited with how it all turned out, but it was something that worked. I did scaling math to convert all of the measurements to fit on the paper. I then went to work on the investing powerpoint, and that worked out well, I finished it. I found an app that the club would use to simulate the stock market, and that will work well, because it has features that will help me run the club. After that, I went home to grab my longboard, and then I went downtown, and worked a little bit on a project at brewbakers with some friends, and that was going well. After that, I went back home, and I worked a little bit on some other stuff. I then went to bed, and ran out of things to write about, so I woke up the next morning, dragged myself out of bed, and got stuff done the next morning.
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Goals:
Work on Swift Probability Project
Find out about the Arrays problem
Do all assigned work
Do improv work

Physics exit Slip :
what did you accomplish this block?
I was able to continue my understanding in the waves competency, refreshing my mind on some abstract concepts that I have heard of in the past. During that time, I was also troubleshooting on my coding project, which had me working on a probability detection thing.

What in our setup helped you?
Separation between groups instead of melding a class that are learning different competencies in one big mess.

What was distracting or ineffective?
Honestly nothing really stands out at the current moment, I think it's going just fine.

Reflection:
Today was a good day. I started out with an interview with someone who I assume is a reporter. After that, I worked on my coding project, and then learned that my "new" macbook may not work anymore, which is a shame, because I don't know what I'll do without coding. It was like a healthy addiction for me, one that I had the ability to create something and use it to help me with something else ( or at least that's my plan) Thanks for reading this EoD
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Hmm...I did notice that you were super focused on coding. Do you think working on it is coming at the cost of other studio work? That's a shame about the macbook. What went wrong?
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Goals :
Finish Coding Blackjack
Get an audible account set up so I can multitask ("Read" a book while coding)
Do all assigned work

Weekend Goals :
Exercise twice
Work a little bit on Resume
Start thinking about a cover letter for Paragon Digital Marketing potential internship
Fix bugs on blackjack app
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Today was a good day. I was able to meet all of my goals during the school day. In the morning, I took 10 minutes and I created an audible account, and I now will be able to work on getting work done, while listening to a book, which is great for my schoolwork productivity, because I can easily get reading logs out of the way now, and the same goes with CBRPs. So, after that, I went to do all assigned work in my physics class. That went particularly well. So, after school, I don't really remember much of what I did, probably because I did not do anything that noteworthy when I was home. over the weekend, I was able to have the opportunity to exercise almost everyday after friday, which was good. I worked on some coding stuff, and I believe that I have fixed all of the bugs in my coding, and now the app should be working to it's full potential. So, after doing that, I was able to work on my resume a bit, and I added that I am interested in app development, so the whole app development thing right now has been showing me that there are some immediate benefits to creating apps, like adding stuff to your resume. Next up is to start learning HTML5 and start building websites, but maybe I will stick to coding for a long while. I now am going to need to plan what my next coding project should be, and I believe that I should either A: Watch some coding challenge videos by familiar youtube channels (Coding Train for me specifically) and convert something that someone is doing in one language, and make that thing in swift, as an app, or maybe desktop thing, or B: Find some online course in Swift and program a bigger program. I believe that my project manager app idea is really going to make for a good grp, and I believe I have explained that already, so I won't talk much about it right now. I think for my next independent coding project, I am going to program some kind of small project manager thing that wouldn't necessarily be useful for many people, but, I would use it for myself on my own phone, that way I could have a project manager with things that only I want, and since I manage the code, if I see that I want something in the future, I could just instantly make it happen. But, in order for me to do that, I will have to learn about the concepts of data storage, which I honestly have no idea how it would work. God, I can't even fathom how coding stuff like logging into a database and having a user access info and save info to their account.
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You definitely created something very powerful for your resume, along with a huge personal learning opportunity.

On a more mundane note - how are things going in B1 and B3?
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The Note
Goals :
Work on the coding project
Assess the guest teacher
Announce the investing club idea to some people outside of idealistic group (Announce the club outside of hypotheticals)

Reflection :
Today was a very good day. I was able to get a lot of things done, and I was able to do what I wanted to do in order to get as much work done as possible. During the morning, I finally got a right idea in my mind. Something else that I would have to do in creating a company, would have to be marketing. This idea was created due to the guest speaker today. I was originally imagining that I would outsource the marketing, but instead, we could do most of it ourselves. And well... that line of thought has saved me from being in this unproductive rut. I talked to Jason right after the guest speaker, and he said that he would look into getting me an internship in marketing / advertising. During the guest teacher, he gave me a note, and it was probably the best note I have ever received hands down. It said something along the lines of "Paragon Digital Marketing has scheduled a meeting with [Jason] on friday. We did it!"

That was indeed the best note I have received ever.

Hands down.

The best.

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Goals :
Work a little on 1st draft of coding BlackJack
Read hitchhikers guide to the galaxy
Have fun after school because its going to be warm today

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Today was a pretty good day. I was able to work on my coding project a little bit in the morning, and I was also able to read a little bit in the morning. Later in the day, I was able to work on the introduction to waves in the physics class, which was great, I was able to recall a lot of information from my previous earth and space science classes, which raised a question in my mind, if I already knew this stuff and that I should have already earned this competency in my freshman year, but I am going to see if I still feel that way next week, because I might be wrong, it was only my first day. I then, was able to go to the governance council meeting and we all compared notes on the previous open session, so that went well. After school, I went to see johnny, harry, and owen, and It was so warm that I was able to go on my longboard which was fun
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Are you done with HHG to the Galaxy? We should touch base Friday to see how things are going.
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Code
Goals :
finish blackjack prototype
get the chargers for engraving
work on the NY reflection

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Today was great, I was able to get a lot done productivity wise. I was able to work on coding my blackjack project for almost the full duration of the day, which made me happy, because I do really enjoy coding. I was able to make the reset button, which took me a long time to figure out, but I was able to research how to change button titles, apparently there was some kind of .normal UIcontrolState that I was unaware of, but once I figured that out, I was able to make the stand button into a reset button after the user presses it. I got glasses today, won't really go too into depth with that. I went home and I did finish up the blackjack prototype, so I now have an unattractive but fully functioning blackjack app! I might need to modify it so that I can see the individual cards and learn how to display them, but for now, I have all of the core functions of the app finished and ready to implement into a fuller app. Thanks for reading my EoD today.
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Coding
Goals :
Work on my coding "project"
Upload some work to PF
finish NY reflection over the weekend
Continue to get into working regularly

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Today was a great day. I continued my work on swift on the computer, and after finishing the small war app on swift, I'm going to take a break from taking lessons for a couple days, and I'm going to code on my own. My goal is to create a fully functioning blackjack app, which is something I am excited for. I am currently prototyping how it will work out, just with some labels and integers, and I will work on getting the "physical" cards done. There's just something about coding that speaks to me, when I am writing lines of code, I am finding that there's a lot of things about it that are pleasing to me. I guess something about my work ethic really enjoys problem solving, because there is so much micro managing when it comes to coding, instead of having things that sound like tasks, you really have a small task with many smaller tasks than that one. For example, I was working on creating the function where I press a button and a label will take two random integers and display them to the players score. This is what I wrote down for it. (I'm also not using any coding editors and the qed text boxes don't allow for tabbing for whatever reason, so this won't be too neat.
@IBAction func hitMe(_ sender: Any) {

if playerCardInt > 21 {
// Bust is a var that I declared earlier in the class
playerCardValue.text = bust

} else if playerCardInt == 0 {

// The following syntax creates some constants from a range of 1 - 11
let a = Int(arc4random_uniform(10)) 1
let b = Int(arc4random_uniform(10)) 1

playerCardInt = a b
playerCardValue.text = String(playerCardInt)

} else if playerCardInt > 0 {

let a = Int(arc4random_uniform(10)) 1
let c = Int(arc4random_uniform(10)) 17

dealerCardInt = c
playerCardInt = a

if playerCardInt > 21 {
playerCardValue.text = bust
} else if playerCardInt <= 21 {
playerCardValue.text = String(playerCardInt)
}
}
}

So, all of that code is just for one button, and it took many retries in order to make that button work the way I want to, and the thing is, I probably will still have to redo all of it again because I need to do something with it in another function, and it won't be "compatible" to some extent. So, its a constant barrage of problems that need solving, what is that quote? Something like "you can't solve a problem without creating 10 more." Well, that really applies to coding. So I am really enjoying it because I get some sort of "rush" when I solve these. Man, I sound like I'm in Jason's advisory, "doing it for the rush," and all that. Well, this has been a unique EoW, not often do I write code into my EoDs. I would like to thank the reader for reading this Eod today.
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Code and getting back in the loop
Goals :
Upload Trek and Coding work
Use Xcode to some extent
Get back into the productivity loop

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Today was a good day, I was able to get a ton of my work done. It all started out with good news, that I was going to be able to gateway as long as I have an internship in place, so I'm going to start working my hardest again. I spent my entire day working on Xcode and watching these video tutorials, the thing was coding with Chris. I learned how to create user interfaces with an auto scaling property so my apps can work on all iOS devices. I also learned how to work in the iPhone simulator that Xcode provides, which is great for troubleshooting. Either later today or over the weekend I will work extensively on the app lessons. When I get home, I will work on uploading my project work for the trek and for the swift project. I am waiting because at the school, I have slow upload speeds on the iPad, and when I go home, I will be able to upload everything much faster, and it shouldn't make the download fail as it was doing in the past. Thanks for reading
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I'm really glad you confided in me about losing a sense of productivity because of the internship thing. Sorry about the lack of clarity on it, as well. We do have 3 more weeks to go, so you never know what might pop. Always proceed as if what you want to happen will happen - that way, if it does, you're all set and if not, well, you are still ahead of the game.
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Pizza
Goals :
Work on any assigned work
Get through everything on host checklist
Upload trek and Physics project

Reflection :
Today was a good day, I was able to do well on many fronts. In the morning, I took all of the notes that I was required to do during the open session thing. After the morning meeting, I was able to meet mike, my shadow for the day. I was able to explain the school structure. I was then met with the conflict of trying to break a twenty, and I was concerned, because I'm not going to give a twenty dollar tip, but I can't just not tip the guy. So I need to find someone who can break a 20, or I need to borrow money from someone and owe them money. I'm currently stuck in physics class and I cannot solve this problem, and It is taking over my reasonable thought. I can not focus on anything except avoiding a social embarrassment or a situation where I lose too much money. Ok my dilemma has been solved, I figured out you can write a tip on the receipt, so I'm in the green. (I pay with a card). Thanks.
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Problem solved on one front - does getting stuck in physics feel like an embarrassing situation to you? Just a note: many studies current confirm that wrestling with problems is not a sign of bad things - it is a sign that your brain is growing. It will create new neural pathways in its effort to make sense of a new situation. It is a very good thing.
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Goals :
Work on uploading coding project processes
Tech related tasks that come to me
Talk internships with Jason
Upload trek evidence

Reflection :
Today was a pretty good day, I was able to get a lot done. I started the day off by sitting in on the lesson that the applying teacher had given, and I was able to judge on how she was doing with teaching stuff. I then was able to go to work on uploading a bunch of stuff, but because of the slow internet speed, I was unable to upload either the photos or videos of my coding project, and I wasn't able to upload all of the pictures for the New York trek. So, during this extra time I had, I was able to help Harrison with coding, which was good. I was able to say what he could do to improve his coding skills and I helped him learn a little bit about coding without just giving him the answers of the lessons. Later in the day, I tried to talk to Elizabeth about phase work, but she couldn't talk to me, because she was busy helping other students. Thank you for reading this EoD on this day.
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Hi Walker - what sorts of Phase work questions do you have? I might be able to help.
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Tagline
Goals :
Write up pre-trek work in EoD
Work on coding a little bit
Finish book on Saturday (In the Car to New York City)

Pre-Trek Work :
HOW IT CAME ABOUT
The reason that I was going to New York City was because my soon to be step mother's neice's birthday.
EXPECTATIONS
My expectations for the New York City Trek are as follows.
I hope to see many landmarks and take pictures of them
I want to be in some tall building for a long period of time, and get a timelapse of the clouds and a bit of the Skyline
I want a timelapse of the NYC skyline
IN THE EVENT OF THE SNOWSTORM
If we end up canceling the trek, I would hope to have some skiing in place of it.

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Today was a good day. I was able to do a lot of things in the field of productivity. In block one I was able to work on my coding project during the morning, and I was able to finish one of the lessons on writing strings, and I went above and beyond when it came to the poem lesson, I noticed that it was quoting Jabberwocky, so, what I decided to do was instead of 4 lines of that poem which was the original lesson plan, but I decided to write about 10 lines of the poem, with related pictures. I was happy to put myself up to that challenge. Later, in physics, when we were going over the agenda, I was listening to that and coding at the same time. I was able to create tools and different functions with the let syntax, which that was fun. In that class I also decided that instead of my initial idea of using a gyroscope for my project, maybe I should use this old game I have called Universe Sandbox 2, where you can create and do stuff in solar systems with celestial bodies. The game does a good job of keeping track of what all the objects are doing within the simulation, so it should be easy to use for my physics project. After that, I was able to go to the Tech Meeting, where we talked about rearranging the the room, so that was good. Then, I went to improv, but I'm not allowed to talk about it, so ok. After school I went home and took care of my dogs. I then proceeded to play music when I got home. After a while, my dad picked me up to go to putney, so that was cool. I was able to play music in putney, as well, so that was something that was cool. I was then able to go to bed, so that went pretty well. The following weekend is probably going to be weird, I heard a lot of "we're going," "we're not going," etc. so I don't really know what's going on, (except I do, because I'm writing this on Monday, but I will pretend that I'm writing this on friday) .
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Coding Conundrum
Goals :
Do all assigned work
Figure out Governance council stuff
Finish PO project thing for tech crew

Reflection :
Today was a good day, I was able to get a lot done, and that is always means for a good day. I was able to do some of my coding project in B1, and I read a large portion of my book. After that I was able to work in physics, and I got a lot done on the CK12 questions. I will hopefully finish those by the end of next week latest. After that, I went to improv, but I can't talk about it, which is quite unfortunate because I am only at a hundred thirteen words at this point. After school, I went home and I worked extensively on my coding project. I have been working on this one lesson for a while now, and it is very difficult, because it involves putting a string of characters into an array, using a certain components syntax, which I am new to, and it is confusing, because I am able to break up the string into components, but I don't know how to insert / append them into a new array. Thanks for reading.
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Goals :
Do all assigned work
Do the physics reflection
Read the book

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Today was a pretty ok day. I was able to get straight to work, which is something I absolutely love, my most productive days actually start out when I get straight to work, because I start out the day doing something I love, getting things I want to get done, when I want them to get done. I was able to continue my work on coding and app development, and I was also able to read a couple chapters of HitchHikers guide to the galaxy, so that went well. I wasn;t able to finish it though, but I am ok with that, because I got kind of close to, I expect to finish it at least some time this week. In block 2, I was able to work on the missing physics work while we were going over the recap, so I am all caught up now. I am pretty happy with what I got done today, I was able to talk a lot about coding and app development, and I got quite a bit done with the Swift language today, I will be uploading my work soon, but I am currently waiting on harrison, so we can turn in the project at the same time.
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Hi Walker - It's great that you want to get straight to work. A question for you, since I haven't seen your daily goals on the board for B1 - do you prefer to receive feedback on your project after you've started? I think the key thing is to stay in synch on your project, so there are no surprises, but there are a number of ways in which we can achieve that so that it suits the way you work.
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App
Goals :
Discuss GenYes with Tech Crew
Do all assigned work
Do the Physics reflection

Reflection :
Today was a great day. I was able to get a lot done in school, and I am happy about that. I started the day off in block 1 by working on my civics project, by reading my book, and I was able to work on the coding lessons a little bit as my breaks. Now I am in lesson pack 3, and I am excited to start writing some code outside of just the kind of "game" feeling that the lesson starts out with. From before, I was introduced to code through playing games in playgrounds, and I would get objectives like move your character here then do this thing, and where I am now is setting backgrounds and scenes with arrays. I am coding currently in a 2D environment, and I am going to stay within that boundary for a while, until I get comfortable with it. Currently I want to develop business / productivity tools, and when coding those things, there isn't really a need for any 3D coding experience. So, that being the case, I believe that the best path for me is to become an expert in app development, like swift, or any other languages that would be recommended to me. I am excited to finish these lessons and start coding my own tools and such, I feel like with coding, I will be able to get some personal things in my life that take a long time on computers done in short amounts of time on my phone. These days, I have a notebook that I keep in my pocket, and I am constantly adding app ideas into it, right now I have about 4 ideas that I feel are good, and I'll share one of them (Don't steal my IP though). The idea is kind of simple, really. It is kind of based on school work, and would work well for the school. It could also work well for other campuses, or personal work as an adult. The idea is that the user gets greeted by a screen that asks them a series of questions, like due dates, how important you feel it is, how important someone else thinks it is (that one would be optional), and other related questions, and a lot of the answers would be a 1-10 based system. Then, after all of that, you can view all of your projects you have, and see what you will be working on, or, at least what you should be working on. In the app it will also have features like going into certain projects and create checklists with due dates / notifications and stuff like that. I feel like this would be a good organizational tool, and I also feel like it wouldn't be too difficult to code, especially with the tools I have. If all goes well, I would love to sell it on the app store for a dollar or two, and maybe if I feel confident enough, I would love to make a deal with the school and have the students be able to use this app. However, while I feel confident in coding, I'm not so sure about how the app store works, or how much of the profit that apple makes, but however it works, I'll be happy to explore that area. One thing that I like about coding is the fact that the only real investments that you have to make if you are independent is advertising and distributing, so you don't need a ton of money, because if I remember correctly from one of Jack Chapple's videos, It only costs $5 to advertise on facebook, and that $5 can get you thousands of people out there to hear your companies name, or your product that you're putting out there. Anyways, after that long coding talk, lets wrap up my goals. I was able to finish all assigned work, but I wasn't able to work on my physics reflection, so I'll do that sometime later, maybe on Tuesday if I have some extra time.
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Goals :
take 2 pages of notes during GenYes
Pray that I'll have a good lunch
Open box that I have waited for 2 months to get

Reflection :
Today went great. Before we left to go to Henniker I was able to work on my Investor club presentation, and that Is coming along quite nicely so far. I also listened to the guest speaker, but I don't really remember any of it. After all of that I went to go to the GenYes workshop in Henniker, at the New England College. I had a great time being introduced to the GenYes program. I'm not sure if we are supposed to really talk about the contents of the program yet, so I'll keep quiet about the details for now, But the conference room that we were in was great. We were provided with lunches, and there were vegetarian options that actually tasted good, so that was awesome. Along with lunch there was some coffee provided, and after we all ate we went through some introductions. I am excited to share the program once Caleb Harrison and I exchange notes to present to whoever we need to. Thanks for reading my EoD today, good bye.
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Goals :
Finish Book
Do all assigned work
Finish relativity

Reflection :
Today was a good day for my work, I was able to get a lot done. I was able to read a lot of my book in civics, and when I wasn't reading, I was working on my coding lessons, and I finished the array lesson. After civics, I was able to have a good physics class. I was able to work on everything that was assigned to me, and I got my reflection for the first unit done. I spent the rest of the class working on the numerous equations that were assigned, and I believed that I did 4 of the problems, and I got them all done. Later, I went to improv, and I now am not allowed to write about it in my EoD, so That went great. I was able to go to the Y after school and I was able to work out with Ben, so that was cool. After that I went home and had a protein shake, and that was delicious. I was able to go to bed after a long day of doing stuff in school and our of the school. Good bye.
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goals :
Finish array lesson
Write page of research project
Listen to guest speaker

Reflection :
Today was great. I was able to complete my goal, and I finished the array lesson. I was able to work a little bit on the research project, but I only got half of a page done. I was able to listen to the guest speaker, and It was pretty good. After a while, I ended up needing to do a tech crew task, which I was happy about, because it was all my idea. Now, each student has a number at the top of the charger and the side. Now, when we look for the chargers that students have, we now can find them way quicker then before. After school, I am going to the Y M C A, and I am going to do stuff there. I am excited to get to work on the coding project some more later this week, I will finally be able to get the evidence work done so that I can complete the project, But of course, just because the project is finishing it does not mean that my learning in coding is over. I also was able to talk about the investing club, I will go more into depth with that in tomorrows EoD
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Great innovation for the chargers - you should advocate for a habit rating for that idea and its implementation. I'll let you decide which habits make sense.

Confession - I found arrays in programming to be super fun....weird, huh?
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Goals :
Catch up on any missing work
Read as much as Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy as possible
Look more into stock exchange services

Reflection :
Today has been very hectic. I was able to work on reading and coding during block 1, but I wasn't able to get a lot done due to the fact that morning meeting was an hour, and then I wasn't allowed to work independently for 30 minutes, and when I did, I was going to do stuff on project foundry and my computer was having trouble for 15 minutes. So I worked on getting 2 levels of array lessons in coding, and I got only 3-4 pages read in my book. I learned equations in physics, and I absolutely loved it. Equations in science is actually what I really enjoy, and I finally, after years of begging for a more challenging science class, I got what I wanted. After physics class, I went to improv, and I did the activities that were planned to do during the day. At the end of the day, I was able to go to the fencing tournament, and I won the bronze medal in epee. I was pretty happy with that.
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I think I'd forgotten that you do fencing. Congrats on your medal! I'd love to hear more about the tournament.
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Hey, this was my sick day, but it keeps counting the days, so I am just going to put in 200 words randomly, because It is messing up my streak
Hey, this was my sick day, but it keeps counting the days, so I am just going to put in 200 words randomly, because It is messing up my streak
Hey, this was my sick day, but it keeps counting the days, so I am just going to put in 200 words randomly, because It is messing up my streak
Hey, this was my sick day, but it keeps counting the days, so I am just going to put in 200 words randomly, because It is messing up my streak
Hey, this was my sick day, but it keeps counting the days, so I am just going to put in 200 words randomly, because It is messing up my streak
Hey, this was my sick day, but it keeps counting the days, so I am just going to put in 200 words randomly, because It is messing up my streak
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Hey, this was my sick day, but it keeps counting the days, so I am just going to put in 200 words randomly, because It is messing up my streak
Hey, this was my sick day, but it keeps counting the days, so I am just going to put in 200 words randomly, because It is messing up my streak
Hey, this was my sick day, but it keeps counting the days, so I am just going to put in 200 words randomly, because It is messing up my streak
Hey, this was my sick day, but it keeps counting the days, so I am just going to put in 200 words randomly, because It is messing up my streak
Hey, this was my sick day, but it keeps counting the days, so I am just going to put in 200 words randomly, because It is messing up my streak
Hey, this was my sick day, but it keeps counting the days, so I am just going to put in 200 words randomly, because It is messing up my streak
Hey, this was my sick day, but it keeps counting the days, so I am just going to put in 200 words randomly, because It is

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I went home sick today. Bianca and Ben covered my EOD for me. Thank guys! I love you, you're the absolute best! Sometimes I get jealous even of how cool Ben and Bianca are. You know who's really cool, Ben's son Derek Derekson. He's always in the attic, and I don't know why and neither does Ben. But he's an independent guy.
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Hmmm...is this the delirium of sickness talking? We might want to tell Derek that living in the attic is a bit dodgy....there's all that pink fiberglass insulation and stuff.
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Goals :
Perform Tech Check
Research Project Work
Civics Project work
Physics Project Work.

Reflection :
Today was a good day. I was able to work independently in block 1 in Jason's advisory, and because of this I was able to work on my Civics project and my Research Project. I was able to read about 20 pages of my book in block 1, and I was able to get a half of a page done on my research project. After physics class I was able to work on my assigned physics work in physics class, which was the relativity reflection. I was able to get most of the questions answered, and I will probably finish them after school. After physics class I was able to go to lunch, and since I ate before then, I worked on stuff through lunch. I was able to read about 20 more pages of Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy in SSR, and I was able to really enjoy the book. I also was able to work in improv, and I pretty much enjoyed it. Again, there is the "problem that I can't work ahead, but it really doesn't matter, because I do enjoy the content of the class. Thanks for reading.
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Thank you for a more timely EOD. This way, I am guaranteed to read it and reply, which is great - you put the time into writing it; responding to you in the same day is a way to recognize and honor your attention to submitting thoughtful reflections.

Good for you for having a back up plan in Block 1 for having plenty to work on.
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I'd love to hear more about your desire to work ahead. As we get into sections that potentially have more out-of-class work, I'd certainly be up for a conversation with you and Elizabeth about how we can help you work at the pace you need.

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My goals for today are as follows
I would like to try to get some reading in today in block 1
I also would like to be able to work on my research project at some point today.
I also would like to be able to work on anything that is assigned to me today in physics

Reflection :
Today was a good day. I was able to work on many things. I was able to create the project for Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy CBRP in block 1 today, and I only got 14 pages read in the book, but hey, progress is progress, I hope that I can get it done by next week. I also was able to look around in project foundry and see a little bit more of how I can keep track of ELA competencies, so that was useful. After that class, I was able to work in physics, but I had a little bit of a problem. The lessons that were displayed in the class contained information that I already knew, and I was starting to become disinterested. What I decided to do is I ended up looking up the equation for time dilation, and I am happy to say that I have the equation memorized. Here's how it goes. t(superscript 1) equals t times the square root of 1 minus velocity squared ( In the percentage of light speed) divided by C (speed of light) squared. I will attempt to write this equation to the best of my ability in the EoD program.
T=t[(square root of)1-(V^2/C^2)]
So, after that I was able to look ahead for the work that we had to do for the 1905 power point, and I considered doing the activities in advance, so I could work on other projects in class when it would be appropriate. After physics, I was able to read Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy during ssr, and I am starting to get interested in that book, and I can't wait to finish it so I can start working on my civics project, I am hoping that I will complete my physics project quickly so I can have block 1 as an independent block type thing, which would be really cool. Anyways, I am getting side - tracked, after I did SSR stuff, I went to block 3 and I realized something. I do have a little problem with improv, because the very nature of it is that it is basically a huge group project, that hinders you from working on it independently. I know, it sounds like I'm complaining, which I basically am, but I know it is something that isn't really worth talking about, so I will have this monologue be existing in my EoW. I am still interested and I enjoy my time in improv classes, but the reason that I joined that class was so I could work on getting my art credits in. I would like to thank the reader for taking the time out of their day to read this.
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Nice job translating the equation into what is essentially a format a computer compiler could understand, even if that is not what you intended.

I'm glad you're reading Hitchhiker's. I just finished it on the plane ride back from Michigan. I'll talk with you and Stone about your Civics-related projects for this book.

I know you like to work at a fast clip, Walker. What are some ways you could engage differently in improv so that it feels like skill-building in preparation for the working world?
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Submit Chem Project
Coding Project
Tech check prep

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Today was a good day. I was able to work on multiple projects, and I met most of my goals. I have been able to work on my coding project and I am getting back into the rhythm of coding and such. I also was able to talk about the app development with Harrison, and I believe it's ok to talk a little bit about the app, I was worried in previous EoD's that it could possibly be ruined. Our idea for the app is to pay parking meters with your phone and make it more accessible. Me and Harrison are working hard to make this happen, and I personally kind of want to have it be on a low profile. In other news, we decided to schedule it to Monday, because we have a lack of days to make announcements prior to this Friday. We were also able to get Sarah to send out an email to parents about the tech check, so I believe that that will improve the effectiveness of the tech check. I am going to work on my chem project proposal later today, and I will do that well.
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I'll keep the app under wraps. But, it is a great entrepreneurial opportunity. Are you considered about someone stealing your secret?
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Yes, I have considered the possibility that putting ideas out there can count as the public domain, which would make our chances of getting a patent more difficult.
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Indeed - have you and Harrison looked into existing patents?
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Goals:
Research Project
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Wrap up trek work
Any tech related task
E-mail Meighan
Organize Filing Cabinet

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Today was a good day. I was able to get a lot completed in the field of work. i was able to get most of my goals done today, and I was able to work on my research project a bit today, but it was in a small form, I was only able to work on getting an email out to meighan, because that is what my whole project is waiting on currently, I am considering if I don't get an answer by the end of the week I will send out the same email to a bunch of food pantries/banks across new England. In other areas I was able to work a little on mine and Harrison's coding project. I don't really want to go into detail about it, maybe more on that later, once we release that project. I was able to work extensively on getting a folder system in the tech room, that was pretty great. I am told that my trek work will be reviewed soon, so I am also excited for that to get done. I would like to thank the reader for reading.
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Hi Walker - sorry I didn't see this on Tuesday. Have you identified other food banks you can reach out to?

Why so secretive about your Swift project?
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This Week In Reflection
Goals :
Research paper work ( I would like to finish the questions for the community kitchen )
Do all assigned studio work ( Pretty self explanatory )
Fencing Portfolio ( Get it back into submitted state )
Flame Project ( Rough draft )

Reflection :
Today was great. I was able to work on and finish all of my goals, which were to do my research paper questions, which I finished, and I am waiting until next week to send in the questions to the community kitchen. I was also able to get all of the assigned studio work done, I am feeling like I am making progress in my studios. I was able to submit my fencing portfolio, and I am waiting for feedback on project foundry. I also was able to get work done in the morning on my flame project, on time. I was also able to get my post-secondary planning checked off on my checklist, and that was a very good feeling.

Week Reflection :
In reflection, I believe that this week has gone great. I have been working hard on getting work done, and I am already starting to see the benefits of my hard work. I have been working on a rock climbing trek, and that has taken up the majority of my work schedule. I have also been working on my research project, my Fencing portfolio, my flame project, CBRPs, working out, and a tiny bit on the coding project. I am really happy with my progress so far, especially since it's only the first week. I was also happy to speculate that I could possibly gateway this quarter.
(Read PS at bottom if you want to reply to this) I really don't know what else to talk about, because I feel like I was able to effectively say what I did this week in two hundred and seventy words, so if you are short on time, I would suggest to stop reading at this point, because the rest of this EoW is going to be forced because I have talked about all the things I would like to talk about, and I really did say all the things that happened in my previous week. I really don't know what else to say, I have no idea what else to talk about, because I am forced to finish getting to five hundred words, because quantity is better than quality? Because I shared what I wanted to do in 271 words, but I have to drag it out to double that amount, which means I have two options: talk about stuff that doesn't matter / isn't worth talking about (My current approach) or you can make your sentences be way longer than they have to be, which makes it harder for everyone. Instead of writing this sentence: " I walked to the park," one can feel compelled to make it as long as possible, like so: "Today I was able to be greeted with the generous opportunity to walk to the park downtown, and I was excited to take advantage of such an opportunity, so today I walked to the park"

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I personally am not annoyed by any of these things it was just something that was fun to write about.
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I'm going to borrow a fencing term - touche!

Here are some suggestions for end of week reflections:

1) Once you've looked back, start looking ahead - what comes next in your plans to Gateway this quarter?
2) How are you going about getting all of this done? What can you uncover in your own methods and strategies?

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Submit / send questions to meighan
Finish video edits
coding project
workout

Reflection
Today was a very productive day. I was able to work on my video, and I almost was able to finish it. I probably finish it when I get home. I will finish my questions for the research project then submit them to the community kitchen. I did not get to work on my coding project, because the other projects of today got in my way time wise. I have yet to work out right now because I am still at school, but I believe I am going to do it today because I have a ride to the YMCA. I am going to work on my research project later this week hopefully, if not I will work on it a little bit over the weekend. Now in reflection, going to the Y went great. I was able to do a workout and I really enjoyed it. I was able to work a little on my projects at home, and even though I didn't finish, I expect that I will finish most of my projects over the weekend. I am excited that I am getting stuff done this quarter already.
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Black Holes Don't Suck
Goals:
Do studio Work
Do workout
Go to fencing
Eat as many Wasabi Peas as possible
Get in some Video Editing

Reflection
Today was a great day. I was able to get a lot done, because I was able to achieve all of my goals. I did all of the assigned studio work, and I was able to sneak in a little bit of video editing at appropriate times. The guest speaker in block 2 was nice, It was fun to hear about certain processes that happen in Astronomy. I was able to get a little done on the time project on the notes. I was also able to have a lot of fun in the Improv class later that day, because I was able to feel comfortable in the environment. The way I used to be with Improv was that I was introverted and didn't feel comfortable putting myself out there, and now that I am more extroverted, I know that it makes people more uncomfortable when you pull back from activities. It's a vicious cycle that I am glad to have parted from. I had fun doing the couple of improv games that were played by the class. That is all for today thanks
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Goals:
Create a prioritizing organizational method
Set points about getting internship
Research CBRPs
Research Project
Rock Climbing Trek
Time Project
Coding Project

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Today was an awesome day. I felt really happy pretty much all day and I got a lot of work done. I will answer what happened to my goals in the order they were written. I rescheduled the organizational method to a later date, I was able to talk to Jason about internships, and right now I'm getting one no matter what happens, whether I'll love it or not. I was able to see all the available CBRP's, and I know how those will be completed this quarter. I rescheduled to work on the research project later this week. I worked on the rock climbing trek all day during school, and got my goal of getting all the cuts finished, and it should now only take two or three more days to complete. The flame project for the time thing will be worked on tomorrow before school, and the coding project was rescheduled for Thursday. Overall I was really happy with my independent block today, because I was able to get more work done than I was expecting. Thank you for reading my EoD today.
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Hey, Walker - sorry about not replying earlier, but you are either writing really late at night or you are no longer in my EOD group because your completed EoDs were not showing up in my queue....when did you submit this?
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Back to Work!
Goals:
Figure out classes
Work on Research Project
Ask for independent block next quarter
Communicate Quarter goals with Advisors
Time thing (Flame Project)
EoD Exit Slips

Civics Exit Slip
I find myself to be an excellent independent worker. I know that the easiest and hardest part is being 100% accountable. I find it to be easy, because I can motivate myself to get something done in time. The hardest part of being an independent worker is also being 100% accountable. If you have a busy schedule, or are unmotivated, 0 work gets done. However, that is normally not the case for me.
Physics Exit Slip
I need all of the competencies in the class, and if a decision is made to not offer a competency, I will want to independently earn the competency.

Reflection
Today was a pretty good work day. I just want to say a really quick disclaimer that the best way I cope with any situation now is to move on and work, and that is what I am doing with current recent events.

Today I was introduced to my classes, I played blackjack in first block, went over a course description in 2nd block, and Joked around in 3rd block, and all of these events were enjoyable and I was able to learn from each of them. Thanks for reading.
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Second Quarter EoQ
So, Let’s start off this EoQ with a Reflection of my goals I created for myself last quarter.
-EK WORK
-All assigned studio work
-Start (during quarter) and be in a position to finish physics credit over break

-GATEWAY
-Have to do portfolio
-Have to do cover letter for internships

-TECH CREW
-Become Assistant Admin

-HEALTHY LIFESTYLE (USE THIS FOR WELLNESS CREDIT)
-Eat healthier
-Exercise. Make a workout plan by the end of the first week
-Cut back on playing video games
-Make use of trello schedule

-ART STUFF
-One sketch per day
-Finish New Born - Muse Cover project

-MISC
-100% EoD's
-MAKE USE OF TRELLO FOR INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS
-Take an independent work block on a workshop day

So let’s make each of these sections have a reflection, and I’ll summarize what happened to each goal.

-EK WORK
For my EK work I was able to get the first goal done, I was able to finish all required studio work, and got the credit from each class. I however was unable to do my plan with my physics portfolio, but I will complete my entire science portfolio hopefully by the end of next Quarter

-GATEWAY
Well, I was able to achieve all my goals in this area, and I was also able to schedule my Gateway for Doc Week, and I will expand more on this section after that happens.

-TECH CREW
I was able to become the Student Assistant Administrator in Tech Crew, and I have been able to keep working with Tech Crew and I have been helping them out with many different things.

HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
Well, there’s no denying that I overachieved this goal, I am working out every day, I started rock climbing at the Y for fun. I started watching my diet and implemented more protein in it to be healthier. I also have become a pescatarian, for environmental reasons. Also, I haven’t played video games in months, so I definitely did more than just cut back.

ART STUFF
In, this goal, I did kind of poorly. While I am currently trying to make a song on my own time, I have not done any of my previous plans. I also have not done the one sketch per day, as it’s hard to have motivation to do so.

MISC
I believe I have 100% EoD’s this quarter, so I was able to achieve that goal. I have not been using trello for individual projects, but I now have a planner that I use regularly, and I think that that’s a good replacement for that goal. I have been taking independent blocks almost every day this quarter, and I have been enjoying them way more than workshops. I never really had a problem with workshops, they just were getting unenjoyable because the majority of students dislike them, so it creates an unproductive environment that I did not like.

Now I’m gonna make a list of what projects I have done and Started
MY ACCOMPLISHMENTS THIS QUARTER
Became familiar with project foundry
Became Student Assistant Administrator of Tech Crew
Internship resume and Cover Letter
Got 5-6 internship options
Got planner and used -+ data system
Finished Portfolio
Tech Crew Tasks
Maps Testing
CBRP
Working out
Climbing
VLACS
Start on auto-bio
All studio work
Independent block
Became pescatarian
Coding
PHASE 2!!!!

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This quarter was simply amazing. I was able to get so much more accomplished in comparison to my first quarter here at MC2. I have been working hard this quarter, and I have so much more to work on. This quarter I feel like is the first step into a new and efficient me. This quarter, I have been able to learn so much about how certain processes are done here, and how I can really use them effectively. I learned how to look at and use project foundry, I also have been able to make my internship days completely more effective by taking independent blocks in order to be able to work on my projects and get them done super quickly. I also have had the opportunity to learn how to create projects that benefit my own learning, and are fun at the same time. This quarter, I also developed the philosophy of getting a head start on all of my work. It’s why I have been starting to work on my auto-biography and my post secondary planning work while I have been in Entry phase. I was able to start talking about VLACs, and then I was able to take some of their classes. I learned that I did not enjoy their structure of science classes, so I declined the courses, because I knew that in many ways that the courses would not work for me. I also have been greeted with the opportunity to obtain a planner, which has been really useful to me, because it keeps track of all of the things that I do on a day to day basis. A planner is also super useful for me specifically because I can use it to track what projects / accomplishments I have achieved and when I did said projects. It really helps me when I need to do stuff like EoQ’s, where I need to see what I have done over the quarter. Another accomplishment I made was that I finished my portfolio over the span of a week (the rough draft anyways) and it really showed me how much I could do in a short period of time. Doing my portfolio gave me the ability to get my Gateway into phase 2 scheduled and that was very exciting, because now I can start getting more credit and things on the checklist will start to be checked off more frequently. I am super excited to go into the next phase, and I also am looking forwards to a very quick and eventful phase 2. With my predictions, I might be able to finish all of my phase work next quarter, and be able to gateway early in the quarter after next. This quarter was a great experience and it has been a step in the right direction, I look forwards to starting the new quarter with more knowledge of how to use the school to my advantage.

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Witness Harrison's presentation.

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Today was a very nice, laid back but productive day. I was able to finish my EoQ, and I have been able to work on communicating with teachers about getting my studios done, because I want to make sure that I have as few extensions as possible for this quarter. I still have yet to write my Grant Spreadsheet at the time of writing this sentence, and I will make sure to have it done by the end of Friday. I also was able to attend Harrison's Quarterly exhibition for fall quarter. After his presentation, I went to the tech room to get my stuff, then I went to the corner where Ben normally works, and I put in music and got writing away on my EoQ. I also got up a couple of times to catch some of the teachers to talk with them about studios. I am now out of things to write. I guess I had a pretty cool lunch today, I had cheese rice crackers, cashews, sriracha flavored almonds, a banana, a mozzarella apple arugula sandwich, and some granola bars, which all of that made for a fulfilling meal at lunch time.
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Finish presenter notes
Get in phase 2
Get plan for research paper
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Today was an awesome day. I was able to get into phase 2. I had a good presentation, and just stumbled a
a little with my words. The presentation was proficient plus, and I'm happy with that. Before that I was able to go to Julia to talk about my research project proposal. I'm planning to have a fun research project on the truth about food or other kinds of drives in general. Back to phase 2, I am excited to start working on my phase work this week, and I will be enjoying being ahead of schedule. I am also thinking that it might be possible that I might be able to finish all of my phase work next quarter, and I hope that I could possibly be ready to gateway into phase 3 early in the quarter after that. I am excited to start my work, and I look forwards to succeeding in the environment around me. I would like to engage in the activity of thanking the reader for deciding to participate in the reading of my end of day paragraph on this very fine day.
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Walker - I apologize for the very late reply. You had many reasons to celebrate your success, not least of which is your determination to meet the goals you set for yourself. Congratulations on a job well done - here's to the future!
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1 more day
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Start EoQ
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Practice Presentation
Start Geo Project Proposal

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today was a confusing but still kind of productive day. I was able to do my practice presentation, and that would probably be the highlight of my day. I was able to get good feedback from the practice presentation, and I also was able to start working on my presenter notes after I got feedback that I should have some.
I did start my EoQ, and I am confident that I will finish that on thursday. I also was able to work on getting a lot of project proposals out there and I was able to communicate with Amy about the coding project and How me and harrison want to get more competencies out of it. I also was unable to work on the geo project proposal, but I will probably be working very hard next quarter to make that project possible, what my idea is for the project is to go over the units of the competencies in a geometry textbook, and I would be able to fill out the practice questions that the textbook offers, and kind of go off of that plan. I would like to thank you for reading
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Finish Algorithms lesson
Email Chris
Make Grant checklist
Plan schedule for doc week

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This week was extremely good for my work. I was able to get a ton of work done and I also was able to get four good ideas that I liked for projects proposed. I started out the week with mainly trying to communicate with multiple people how I could get a 3D printer in use for my project. I was also able to mostly finish my gateway power point, and I also was able to almost completely catch up in politics. I after was able to work on getting the CAD files for the boosted board projects, and I have them in my personal flash drive. I was able to also get a lot done on Tuesday as well, I contacted more people about the 3D Printer, and I was able to work on my panelist cover letter. I was able to edit my gateway portfolio to make it better, and that was what I can remember doing on Tuesday. On Wednesday, I was able to get some stuff done, but it wasn't my most productive day of the week. I was able to work a little on my gateway slides, and I finished the panelist cover letter and had Elizabeth edit it. I was able to talk a little bit more with the Keene public library for their 3D printer, and I think that's my safest bet. I was able to also get a nice amount of work done on Thursday, but it was mostly done on one project, which was creating and then doing a lot on my coding project. After school I was able to attend Sarah Fouchers graduation ceremony, and had fun watching how graduation works. On Friday I was able to get a ton of stuff done. I was able to finish the Algorithms lesson in my coding projects, and I was able to Email Chris about getting a grant for my longboard project. I am super excited to get that finished, and I still need to work on getting a grant list for the materials I would be buying. I made a spreadsheet for that and will be working on that soon. At this moment I realized that Sarahs graduation was on Friday, not Thursday... Whoops. Anyways, pretend I just talked about that right now instead of Thursday. After that, I was able to work on planning my doc week so I could know exactly what to work on each day of the week. I am excited to get a lot of work done because I am familiar with last quarter, my doc week was my most productive, and now that I have grown more and I am able to be more productive overall, it's going to be nice to see how much I really can get done during this week of (hopefully) no distractions and good productive spaces where most people want to get their work done as well. Thank you for reading
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Create PayPal Account?
Create coding project
Finish Christmas list

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Today was a very good day for me. I was able to get a lot done with my work. I started out the day creating a coding project with Amy and I am going to have that approved soon. I will be able to work on my coding project today and I will use that project for a lot of my needed competencies. I am having fun with coding using the playgrounds app, and I feel like I can continue to grow with my current skills with swift. I also was able to work on some things in tech crew, and we all prepared for the tech check. I also was considering creating a PayPal account because I found out that there are ways that I would be able to do work online and get paid for it, but I think I have enough on my plate for now and I'll look into that over break. I was able to get my christmas list done, So I know what I want, and I also know what I want to do over break, which is to help out with setting up the maker space.
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Contact about 3d printer
Cover letter panelists
Finish slideshow
Set up PayPal Account
Start learning Swift

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Today was a very good day. I was able to get a lot done thanks to me independently working throughout the day. I was able to contact the library back and forth about using their 3d printer for my boosted board project. I was able to also contact alan about him having a connection to a person who has a 3d printer as well. I was able to have two options for 3d printing and that should mean that I will be able to really get the things that I need printed. I was also able to independently work alone in peace and quiet in block 2 because I sat in the corner listening to my music, and I was able to get my slideshow and my cover letter done. I took one 10 minute mental break starting to learn swift (the code I'm learning). I was able to watch the debate today. It was pretty fun to see all the work and facts I told in my group be forgotten, like the whole 7 bracket tax plan where I went really into detail of how it worked.
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Email Joyal
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Gateway Slides

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Today was a pretty good day. I was able to get a lot done productivity wise. I started the day with contacting my old advisor from Keene High because I know that he is good with 3D printers, and that's what I need for the project to cost a little less money. After that I was able to start the cover letter for the panelists at my gateway presentation. I was able to get an example of what I need to write to them. I was also able to work on my gateway presentation, and I think I'll be able to finish that today. I am making a lot of progress on those things. During the day, I was able to get motivation from the guest speaker, because she was a student at MC2 a while back. After school I am going to go rock climbing, then I will be able to work on the gateway presentation, and after that I will probably not do that much else. I will be working in afternoon advisory on something, it may be a back-burner project because I feel like that would be the easiest right now. Thanks for reading
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Sorry about the time lag in replying, Walker. Thursday will be a good day for us to go over your cover letter and slides to get ready for next week. Have you seen a copy of the Gateway Rubric?
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Murphy's Law
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Boosted board
EoW
Gateway slides
Catch Up Politics
Get CAD Files

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Today was a rough day, not gonna lie. I was able to get a lot done, but it was a little sad to learn that some of our best staff is leaving us. Their situation is understandable, and I can see that they are doing it to further advance their careers, so I am happy for them. For my goals, I was able to get a lot done today. I was able to work on my boosted board project by talking to people to find out what I have to work with. After finding out the Manchester campus' 3D printer wasn't working, and I was considering contacting my old advisor from keene high, and I wanted to see if he could help me, since he has 3D printers in his advisory. After that, I was able to get a lot done with my gateway powerpoint, and I formatted it so there was variety in each slide, so it was more visually appealing. After that, I was able to work in politics class on catching up, and I have everything except for one project reflection left to do. Thanks for reading my EoD today.
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week
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Gateway Exhibition
Research boosted boards
Pray for block 3
Make Design journal
Research Bookmarking

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This week was very good productivity wise. I was able to get a lot of things done. I started off the week with defining the project to create a boosted board. I also got a workout routine started, so that was nice. I was able to catch up a little in politics class, so that went well. On tuesday I was able to research Imagineering, talk to Julia so I could catch up on my portfolio. I was also able to get My gateway presentation started. On wednesday I was able to get more research done on electric long boards, and I was able to get some gateway slides done. I was able to improve my signature at the beginning of the day. I also was able to get my workout in at the end of the day, and I was also able to do well in fencing. I also got a ride home so I didn't have to walk in the rain. On Thursday, I was able to make the spreadsheets for tech crew. I after was able to do a bunch of work on my gateway slides and then I after was able to get some research done for my boosted board project. I after was able to do my workout after school, and I was able to talk to my dad about going snowboarding on sunday. On Friday, I was able to work on multiple projects, and overall it was my most productive day. I was able to work on my boosted board project in block one, then after Imagineering class I was able to have the opportunity to work on my gateway for a good amount of time and got a lot done on that one particular project. I after was able to work on my also was able to get some work done in block 3, and was able to figure out what exactly what my group needs to do for the project. I was also able to work on my design journal, and I was able to work on how to do my design Journal bookmark stuff. I was able to do my workout after school, and I was able to go to the Kroka thing event. I had a lot of fun there, and I was also able to help out kroka by setting up the projector so everything could work. I learned how to play the basics of chess, and I was then able to hang out with my friends, and I was able to also eat a good amount of food. I after went to tj maxx to get some gifts for my dads birthday. After that I went home and I was able to go to bed after all of that. Boy, it was a long, but good, day. On sunday I was able to go snowboarding for the first time, and I had a very fun time. Thanks for reading
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Tech Crew Habit Req.
Gateway Exhibition Slides / 3
Research Protein Shakes
Do workout

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Today was a very good day. I was able to get a lot done. I was able to finish the tech crew assignment that I was given, but it took a lot of time, so I wasn't able to work on my gateway exhibition that much. However, I was able to get a couple slides done. After all of that I was able to work a little bit on my portfolios and I went home after that specific event. When I got to my house I was able to get a little bit more done on my exhibition slides, and I was able to take care of my dogs. After I had dinner with my mom, I was able to do my workout, then I went downstairs after checking that workout off on my planner, and I wrote this EoD while my dog was sitting next to me. I realize you must have picked up how I am trying to capture these small details so I can get more content towards the word count. I hope that you enjoyed reading my EoD on this very day. Thanks for Reading.
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I'm noticing the time stamp on your EOD - I think you should go back to your original method of writing at the end of the day when everything is fresh in your mind. The details will take care of themselves.
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Research boosted board parts
do workout after fencing
Gateway exhibition / 5 slides
Tech Habit Stuff
Do good in fencing
Get a ride home so I don't have to walk in the rain
Improve signature

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Today was a very good day, I did indeed get a lot done this day. I was able to get the research and was able to make a materials list for the board. After fencing I was able to fit in my new workout, and it works, so I'm going to stick with it. I also was able to work on my Gateway Exhibition slides, and I did get a lot done in that respect. I was able to work on my Tech Habit project, and after that I went home. I played music and took care of my dogs when I got home. I was able to get a ride home, so I didn't have to walk in the rain. I also was able to work on my portfolio a little bit. After that I was able improve my signature by writing it 100 times. Uh, I don't really know what to write about so I'm just gonna write out my thought process. Thank you for reading this Eod Today
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Go on a run
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Research Imagineering board stuff
Talk to Julia about portfolio
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Gateway exhibition / 3 slides

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Today was a pretty good day. I participated in the guest speaker stuff, then I was able to get the independent block. I did research a little on the Imagineering stuff, and I did talk to Julia about my portfolio. I was able to work on my wellness portfolio and got a lot done on that. I was also able to work on my gateway exhibition slides, but I only did two slides because I was focusing more on my wellness portfolio. When I talked to Julia she said that my portfolio would be done tonight. I was able to go home and I worked a little bit on my portfolio. After all of that I was able to read a little bit and get together a fitness plan for myself. After that, I went to bed. I guess I have nothing else to say, so here are my goals for tomorrow
I would like to research a lot more on the boosted board project
I would like to work on my exhibition powerpoint
Tech crew habit evaluations by next thursday
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Goals:
imagineering checklist
go on a run
catch up in politics
research boosted board part stuff
Drop science vlacs

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Today was a pretty good day. I was able to do the stuff on the imagineering checklist, and I was able to come up with a pretty cool idea for the project we're doing in school, and my idea is to make my own boosted board (electric long board). I unfortunately did not meet my goal to go on a run today, but I will do that tomorrow. I was able to catch up a little bit in politics class, specifically the first project, U.S. Politics - Primaries. I am going to work on boosted board research tomorrow. After school I was able to go home then after that I was able to go to fencing, and had fun doing that. I went back home after fencing, prior to getting a pizza and salad. After that I Was able to have the oppurtunity to talk to two of my VLACS teachers and explain to them why I didn't want to use their program, It was basically because I feel like science class is missing out one of it's key components when you take it online, as opposed to something of a math class.
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Thanks for explaining your line of reasoning on dropping your VLACs class. It helps to see you thinking on that matter. Science is so much more fun when you can get your hands on it.
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General Flynn Notes
Start Auto-Bio
Wellness portfolio Work
Community lunch stuff

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Today was a great day today. I started the day with doing my imagineering project, and I was able to work on the rube goldberg machine. I was able to start my auto biography in block 2, and I got like, 6 pages done. After that, I was able to have a political debate in block 3 about many different topics, and got a little fed up with the whole "I'm gonna be completely ignorant of your opinions and facts" stuff. After that I was able to have the community lunch, and I ate way too much. After that I went to the community meeting and had a nice time with listening to props. After that I went to advisory and was able to clean up for a bit, then I showed up to my shift. After school I went straight home and I was able to play guitar for a while at home. I went to a family friends house to eat pork pie and I was able to talk about the school to some friends, and explained just where I was in life, and how different I am in comparison to a couple years ago.
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How different are you compared to a couple years ago?
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A good day
Goals
Check Elizabeth advisory's tech
Yesterday's EoD
Wellness Portfolio work
Go to Y
College Research

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Today was a very productive day. I was able to do my independent work productively without interruption and was able to get a lot done on college research and my wellness portfolio. I was able to get some more paragraphs on my wellness portfolio and I was able to find out which of the colleges on my list have fencing programs, and I was able to update my spreadsheet. I was also able to finish yesterday's EoD, but mistakes were made, sorry about the script, that was an accident. I was able to I decided with Allan to do the tech check in elizabeths advisory tomorrow morning, because nobody was in elizabeth's advisory at the time I checked. After school I was able to do my regular stuff of taking the dogs outside etc. then I went to the Y with Harrison and Alice. We went rock climbing for an hour, then after they left I ran for like, 20 minutes. After that I was able to work on VLAC's a little bit, and I was also able to help in the kitchen while my mom made pie for tomorrow
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Auto Bio Talk
VLACs call
Wellness portfolio work
Fencing confusion

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Today was rough but I was able to get some stuff done today anyways. I started out the day with coming to the realization that we would probably be unable to finish our rube goldberg machine in time for Wednesday. After that class I awkwardly paced around the school for my break, then attended the community meeting. As expected, I had no input, because I don't have experience with the issue at hand. After that, I went to second block to work on my wellness portfolio, and that went well. I sat in a corner, listened to music, and typed around 4 paragraphs in half an hour. I also was able to talk to Elizabeth about how I would start my auto-biography, and I am going to start it by next Monday as my back burner project. After school, I went to the Y with harrison and went rock climbing, then stayed there and fenced during the class. After that I went home and I did the welcome call for VLACs. I learned that it is possibly not the right choice for me because It would take a very long time to complete.


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Where did you get the script? Does your decision to include this have to do with your goal "fencing confusion"?
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Plan Gateway
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Catch up in Imagineering
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Today was kind of a rough day. There was a lot of tension because a community meeting was almost called, and I think that really killed the day for a lot of people, myself included. I understand the importance of the meetings, it's just frustrating for me because even though a lot of the time, while important, I feel like I could be getting work done, and, being new to the school, I really don't have a good input on problems that the community is facing currently, so as much as I want to help, I feel like I can't give good advice for it, and I would be silent for the whole meeting. I currently haven't seen student to student disrespect, but I know that just because I haven't witnessed it, that observation doesn't mean that it doesn't happen. What it does mean is that I really don't know the situation, and I have no idea to solve a situation that I haven't seen, but know exists. Look, for conclusion, I do think that community meetings are great opportunities for students voices to be heard, but when I have no Input, I feel like I'm wasting away my and others time.

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Anyways, in other news, I didn't get a whole lot done today, but it went okay productivity - wise. It started out having a tiny tech meeting reassuring how tech check would work. After that, I left my shift early to start the process, and It went very smoothly. All of the students listened to me and did everything I asked them to, and it was easy to communicate with them. I was able to finish that up really quick, then went to morning meeting. After that panic (hence the rant above), I went to Imagineering. I learned that we were facing a shortage of materials for what we had planned, but my small group was able to essentially come up and use our backup plan, but I fear that we won't be able to make much progress and finish the machine, especially if we have the necessary community meeting. After that class I went to get a gateway and worked on my wellness portfolio planning. I was able to find out the day I started fencing, then I experimented with google spreadsheets in order to create a time log for the activity. I was able to drag down the date and have it go from 1/5/15 to present, and then I came up with a pattern of zeros and twos. I found out I almost have four hundred hours spent fencing, and I thought that was cool. I also was able to learn about how I would plan my gateway, and how I would present it. After that, I was in a fun political class where I was able to confirm my knowledge on the electoral college, because I have learned a little bit about it from the internet, but I occasionally get criticized of the sources I use, so hearing a teacher say it really confirms that what I new about it is true.
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Thanks for sharing your thoughts on Friday. Having your input, even when you think it is a waste of time, is incredibly helpful for us, the staff, as we decide how best to meet the needs of the community with minimal disruption.

That is a lot of fencing hours! En garde!
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Wellness Portfolio
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Write Fencing Log
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Today was a pretty good day. I was able to start thinking about how I am approaching writing my wellness portfolio. I also was able to create a spreadsheet of the top colleges I want to attend and a tiny amount of info about them, like acceptance rates, tuition, enrollment, and links to their websites. All of the colleges I am looking at are considered some of the greatest engineering programs in the US. The colleges on my list are : MIT, Stanford, Georgia Tech, Purdue, and Embry Riddle. I never got around to doing portfolio self edits, I might do that tomorrow. I was able to talk with Jason about how I could get an internship at markem. I was able to understand about how I need to write a spreadsheet about the hours I put in fencing. I also was able to catch up in imagineering by the end of the day. I was able to talk about how we would organize tech check later tomorrow, and proposed new ideas to make them effective. Thank you for reading this EoD.
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That is quite a list of colleges! Good for you! Are you taking the lead on organizing tech crew?
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Goals:
Add things to resume
do the portfolio edits
talk to Julia about portfolio
finish yesterdays EoD
VLACS Welcome call

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Today was a pretty good day, I was able to get some things done in regards to my phase work. I can now start planning my presentation, and that's fun. I did add the tech crew events to my resume, so that is complete. I was able to talk to Julia about doing my portfolio edits, and she said she could do them by next Monday. I was able to finish yesterdays EoD during second block. I also was able to really start thinking about how I should write my EoQ at the end of quarters in a way where I can use them in my autobiography so I can just copy paste them. I also have been thinking about starting my autobiography and have that be my back burner project, and I know that I would thank myself later. I was able to get an email from VLACS and after my fencing tournament I will talk about the welcome call that they want to have. I have also been seriously looking at colleges so I can get a head start on some of my phase work for when I go into phase 3. Thank you for reading
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Hey Walker - I think we should start thinking about whether you are aiming to do your G'way during Doc Week or before. Just want to be sure to grab a time slot to be on the safe side.
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Talk w/ elizabeth about VLACS
College research
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Get portfolio feedback
Fitness credit through fencing
Add things to resume

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Today was pretty decent. I was able to talk about VLACS and I know what courses to sign up for. I am now waiting for vlacs to approve / enroll or however that process works. I also was able to get a lot of career and other related research done today. I was able to get portfolio feedback at the end of the day, when I wasn't expecting it to be done (so thank you Elizabeth). In the beginning of the day I was able to work on getting to know how to get the fitness credit through fencing. Thanks for that Amy. When I got home I was able to do a a little bit more college research, and I looked at Embry Riddle's Daytona Beach campus and took the virtual tour. I also was able to research a little bit more about the specifics of being an aerospace engineer, like how it is split into two branches, aeronautical and astronautical. I am equally intrigued in both of the branches, so I would hope to get a degree / degrees for both branches.
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Check.
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Set up VLACS Courses
Finish portfolio
Host
Internship checklist
Update checklists

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Today was a pretty good day. I was able to know who to talk to about signing up for VLACS courses and I am interested about signing up for a couple of their classes, but I need to talk to Elizabeth about what classes to sign up for to finish all of my science portfolios I am planning to finish my content edits right after I finish this EoD for my portfolio. I thought I did a pretty decent job with hosting, but I was kind of out of it in the morning thanks to me messing up and not getting coffee. In second block I was able to get a lot done in regards to checking my work off of checklists. I was able to update each checklist around what credits I actually had, and I also was able to check off my internship on my checklist. All that is in the way of me gatewaying now is my portfolio, which I have been waiting too long to edit. I was kind of caught up in map testing week. I would like to thank the individual who is reading this EoD today.
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You're welcome :)
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So, here is how you can document what you've done with fencing for your Wellness Portfolio:

1) Create a log of the number of hours you have put into practices and matches.
2) Create something (could be a podcast, video, Google slides, etc.) that describes the physical and mental training you went through. Here is where you can also describe your experience in competition (if you did compete; can't remember if you told me you did)
3) Write a reflection on the experience. Shoot for a 500 word minimum.
4) Submit all this to me for review.
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Get Josh Aho a coffee and doughnut
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Turntable Serial #
Reimage iPads
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Make an apple Hummus Sandwich
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Look up gmail Signatures
Look up VLACS for my physics credit
Get Wondershare

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Well, today was a good day. I was able to get a lot done in tech crew. It started off with me having to reimage a lot of iPads so students could start working on MOLO stuff and all of that. I then got the serial number of the new turntable we have and got that done. I was unable to get my portfolio edited, so I'm planning on working on that all day tomorrow. I was able to talk to jason about how I have 7 options for internships and I was able to get his business card so I could give it to the person in fencing that I am talking to. I was able to look up how gmail signatures work, and I set one up to make emailing other people in school easier. I also was able to get wondershare video editor done and I am going to be working with that application a lot in the future. Thanks for reading
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Hi Walker - I'm curious: is the Wondershare video editor for your Project Foundry "how - to" videos?
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Goals.
Scream.
Pacifica on iPads
Cover Letter edits
Do well with maps testing
Read Reality is broken
Portfolio Edits

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Today was a pretty stressful day. I mean, its kind of obvious why, and it left me in a massive confusion. My main question was, "What is the Electoral College?" I was able to edit my cover letter with font sizes and all of that formatting. I was able to do well with maps testing because I was able to take my math test in the morning. In my freshman year I had algebra in the morning so I was used to waking up to math problems. I wasn't able to work much on my portfolio edits because I was very busy. I also wasn't able to read my book as well. After school I was able to go to brewbakers with Harrison and Alice and I researched on my laptop about the stances on issues that Drumpf and some other politicians who won elections. After all of that I went to fencing and fenced saber. I talked to someones father about internships and once I write everything down I will have 7 available internships for consideration. Thank you very much for reading my EoD this day.
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Read 30 pages of reality is broken
Portfolio edits
finish Cover letter
Research Half-Life Decay
Pacifica on iPads
Make it through the day (It's the election)
Tech crew related tasks
Download pizza tracker app

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I was unable to read 30 pages of reality is broken because I was able to work through SSR
on my cover letter. I was unable to do my portfolio edits because I am still waiting on clarification of the feedback I was given. I found out what Half-life decay was, and I was happy to learn that my assumption was right. I talked about the pacifica app with Josh E and I still have to research what the app can do in order to deem it okay to use it for iPads. So far I am making it through the day, and have kept most of the election out of my mind. I was able to help tech crew with three tasks today, and I was able to effectively help everyone with those tasks. I still have yet to download the pizza tracker app. I am learning about how the political system is different, and specifically how different the voting processes are around the world. I would like to thank you for reading this.
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This reflection is chock full of intriguing tidbits! Pizza tracker app - I've got to hear more about this.

How are you going about learning about different political systems around the world? It is a fascinating topic!
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Maps testing
Goals:
Help tech crew with maps
Do well in maps
Do well in debates
Read 50 pages of reality is broken (started on page 114)
Work on portfolio edits
Annoy Jason with internships
Flow chart draft for tech crew
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So today was a pretty mixed day. On one hand, I felt like I personally did great on the MAP testing today, but on the other hand, gosh darn is it hard to get everything working for it. As tech crew I was helping everyone with their problems with connecting and all of that, which I'm fine with, but it's draining. In other news, I learned that we weren't doing debates today, so that wasn't a problem. I also was able to read 20 pages of the book, and I'm still planning to read later in the day. I am waiting for clarification on some of Elizabeth's feedback on my portfolio, so I am still going to have to wait a while to finish that. I updated with Jason about internships, and it seems like everybody understands what's going on, so I am good in that respect. I finished the flow chart draft for tech crew, that wasn't hard, and I still need to work on my cover letter. Thanks for reading.
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How did your PF video turn out? Thanks a million for all your help with iPads and trouble-shooting. Your willingness to go above and beyond helps our community in important ways. I hope other people look to you as an example of community-mindedness.
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Very nice Walker. :)
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Present the PF Video in meeting
Finish Cover Letter
Use the Dash Plus system
Edit PF Video (Pray)
Win Game
Create shift flow chart

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Well, today started off bad, but became better as it went on. I started the day with being on shift completely alone until the last minute. I was hoping to do some video editing, but that was just not gonna happen because of my luck. I plugged in my USB drive to transfer the 20 - something .mp4 files on it, only to find that most of the audio was corrupted. I texted my mom about turning my computer on at home, and she went way out of her way to turn it on and let me connect to it. (Thanks so much) I was able to upload the files to drive and put them through a lower quality video editor, which worked fine for me. I was able to show off my video as a progress update in the meeting, which was way better than not having anything to present at all. After all of that hard work, I worked a little bit in get a gateway in order to improve upon my paper thanks to the feedback that Elizabeth gave me. I talked to Jason about writing my Cover Letter, and he told me something I did not know. He said that I was not allowed to have an internship during entry phase, but that seems contradictory to me as I'm required to have a cover letter for the process, which means that I have to be in the process of getting an internship, but if I can't get an internship, how can I write a company specific cover letter if I'm not allowed? My best guess is I will write one out to a company that seems currently that they will accept interns. So I was able to use the plus dash database markup system, and I love it. I am able to have all of my notes organized in my planner, and I also have more stuff to write down thanks to it. It is going really well. (The increase of goals is thanks to the planner, BTW) I decided to delegate the task of winning the game, and I supposed that I succeeded. I "Gifted" my rubber bands to someone who had a lot already, and I made them win, so that's kind of meeting that goal, right? In the moments before I head off to bed, I am really becoming more productive and organized, thanks to chrome extensions and other software. I installed Evernote on my laptop and my phone. I was able to organize all of my .txt notes that were all over my desktop, and I have a software that I can really use any device to mark up data, save websites, and capture thoughts that I have at specific moments. I am going to create that flow chart tomorrow, because I need to go to bed. Thank you for reading my EoW.
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This whole reflection is filled with mega Technology Habits. I'd suggest creating a PF project for that.

I think Jason may be getting that confused with folks who have not yet done their MOLOs. We'll get some clarification for you on that.
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Happy to be able to help you... even though I was already at my office I went back home, logged on your computer so that you could remote in and was still able to return to the office before the day officially started. Win win.
Sounds like you're doing some good things at school.
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Planning
Goals :
Finish Portfolio
Work on Cover Letter
Tuesday's EoD
Finish Video
Polish my resume
Research a few more internships
Research -+ database system

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I was able to get a lot of things done today, I was able to start using my planner more effectively. I was able to finish the Portfolio in independent work. I wasn't able to work on a cover letter because a cover letter is a directed message to a specific company, not something general like a resume. I finished an EoD, but I currently am still working on the Video. I was able to polish my resume, I also found 2 more companies that I could be a potential intern for. After I did all of that, I was able to research the dash plus database system, because that is a really cool system. I am pretty happy about getting a planner, because it means that I will be more organized on each task that I need to do. It will really help me be productive because I'm noticing that I am taking a lot less time to finish things now that I have the planner. I would like to thank you for reading this EoD on this very day goodbye.
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What is the dash plus database system?
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I am glad you showed me the dash plus database system. Hope that you are continuing to use it and that it is helpful.
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Goals:
Finish Learning Ops on portfolio
Figure out what to say on Cover Letter
Finish yesterday's EoD
Talk to advisors about credits from last quarter
Record Video + Start Editing

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I was able to really get a lot of work done in get a gateway. I was able to work on my portfolio. I was almost finished with the Learning Opportunities, which was my goal.
Homework For that class
Finish portfolio and start cover letter

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Today was a pretty good day. I was able to get a planner and now I feel like I will be more productive. I was able to work on my portfolio, and I planned out more stuff. I was able to talk to the advisors about credits from last quarter, but as of now, I still have to confirm with amy and elizabeth about my classes. I really need to bug Finn about getting my work for that class that I gave him. In first block I was able to make a chart of my idea of the design process. I was able to work on my portfolio and get work done on my cbrp. I also was able to work on my cover letter. thanks for reading this eod
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You are keeping up your productivity streak. Who is your accountabilibuddy in Block 2?
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Goals:
Do well with the guest speaker
Finish the Learning Ops in my Portfolio and start the conclusion
Get feedback on portfolio if I have extra

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So I did not meet any goals today, but it was for good reason. I forgot that I had the opportunity to go into the laser cutter training, so I quickly scrapped together the pre-work in advisory, and I learned how to use the laser cutter. I met Mark and he showed me, Jaho, Jeremiah, Allan, and Carson what parts of the laser cutter were important and how to clean them. I brainstormed with Elizabeth on how students could get laser cutter safe materials through ordering them through the school. We also thought of how we could try to sell stuff to the public to make us earn a little money. I also installed Corel on the laptop so we could use the laser cutter in the first place. I had a lot of fun with seeing it and how the laser cutter works, and I was able to see a pencil have Jeremiah's name engraved on it. Then the next day there was a toilet paper roll with all of our names engraved on it. It was a good day
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Goals :
One of my goals for today is to work on my portfolio
Another one of my goals is to do well presenting in imagineering
Another goal for today is to have fun with halloween.

Exit slip Get a Gateway/Homework
I was able to write 9 paragraphs on my portfolio in class, Try to write 5 more when I get home.

Homework
Write 5 Paragraphs on portfolio DUE TUESDAY

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Today was a pretty productive day. I was able to get a lot done. I was able to get my presentation done well in my imagineering class, and It was about the interdisciplinary branch of aerospace engineering. I was able to present it well and I got the credit for that presentation. I was able to work on my portfolio in class, and I got nine paragraphs done on it. It was nice to get that much work done in a short period of time. I will be trying to get more paragraphs done tonight. I was able to go to fencing instead of doing anything for halloween, and I wasn't exactly complaining, I was a little glad that we were able to keep all of the halloween candy for ourselves. thank you for reading this
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A Good Day
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My goal for today is to really work on my portfolio
I would like to work in imagineering by doing the work given to me
I would also like to get working on my politics project.

Homework:
Finish my portfolio draft
Cover letter

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Today was a pretty awesome day. It started out with me learning that I could get free pizza, so nothing could possibly ruin it. I was clearly right, in fact, my day just kept getting better and better. I did all my work in imagineering, by coming up with a solution to the worlds literacy rate. After that class I went to get a gateway, and I was happy with that class. I was able to really work on my portfolio and I was able to almost finish the introduction to my portfolio. It was great to say "Here's what I did today" and I show a couple pages of work, instead of only having an image, or an idea. After that class, tech crew had a good meeting, I had enough food to share with everyone because I had to buy extra things to be able to split cash for the tip. After that, I went to the politics class that Julia teaches. I went to that class ready to learn, but I noticed that there was a vibe of not wanting to do work in the class, and even when we were focusing on the lesson, we kept getting "side-tracked" with the issues of each amendment and all that. It felt unorganized and unplanned, and that it wasn't the lesson that was intended. So I thought to myself that I would just go to the
the corner of the room and keep writing my portfolio, because right now, that is the main thing standing between me and my gateway, and I want to finish it as soon as possible. I was able to finish the introduction, and start the MOLO introductions paper. Right now, on Saturday, when I'm writing this (It's more convenient for me to write these at the end of the day/next morning for me, I do get head starts beforehand, but I have more to reflect on.) EoD, It is acting as a warm-up for me typing my portfolio. After school I went to brewbakers with harrison and johnny so that we could meet up with Cahil. After that, I hung out downtown, went to athens, and then we got to gains farm. That was a ton of fun. After that, I went to my dad's house in putney, and slept there. The next morning I went rock climbing at the Y. I was able to really get a workout by doing that. Now, I am typing this EoD, listening to music, I am getting hyped to start writing my portfolio. Thanks for reading this by the way, I know it gets painful to read it when this wall of the lack of content to write about comes up. Thank you for reading this eod today.
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Not painful at all. Glad to read it :)
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Always glad to read your reflections. Question: would you consider sharing your thoughts about 3rd block with Julia?
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Goals.
Sign up for independent block.
Get a good start on my portfolio
Play music when I get home.

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Homework
Portfolio
Cover Letter

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Habit Reflection
I believed I earned the self direction habit because I was able to plan out what I would do for an independent block, took initiative by doing it, then finished it.

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Reflection
Today was a great day, minus the rain. I was able to do a lot of things that I enjoyed, and was able to be really productive. I was able to really get a start on my portfolio because I had the opportunity to take an independent block and I really enjoyed the
the productivity. I was able to get a few paragraphs done on my portfolio introduction, and I feel like I really have that head start that I needed. I was also really happy that during the guest speaking we tried out my idea of leaving at the hour, and having a
a focus group stay behind. I also just in general loved the guest speaker. Hans was a very funny man, and he taught me a lot about dimensions, and crazy stuff like the
the moebius strip. Thank you for reading my EoD on this rainy day.
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I could only do the test focus group because Hans is a very good friend and always up for talking. We'll have to make sure we ask guest speakers when we book them if they're up for the additional time...
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Goals:
I want to work on the portfolio.
I want to do my studio work
I NEED TO UPDATE ON EXTENSION WORK FROM LAST QUARTER

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Today was a good day. I was able to get a lot of things done. I started off the day in imagineering with doing some hands on activities and reflecting on them, and I also uploaded all of the missing work from earlier in the quarter. After that class I went to get a gateway. I spent a little bit too much of my time on working on choosing my learning opportunities, but they are chosen nonetheless. I also was able to start my portfolio. After that class I went to politics and I was able to make some images for my campaign as Kenneth Bone. After school I hung downtown with some friends, because I have nothing else to write about in my eod. After that I went home by longboard and took care of the dogs, and then after that I went to fencing and I performed well and had a lot of fun. After that I went back home and got food and then ate some stuff. Thanks for reading all of that filler text.
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Today I want to Listen to the guest speaker and think about what he/she says.
Today I want to help out tech crew and get some things done.
Today I would like to work out at the Y

Reflection
Today was a great day. I was able to get all of my goals done. I was able to start the day with listening to the guest speaker and I was able to really be interested in what I was hearing. After that I went to workshop and I worked in there and We talked about professionalism. We mainly focused on the dress codes that are put in place in school and at work. After spending a little time in that workshop I learned a little bit about the iPad imaging process, so that I'll be ready to help when needed. I also made announcements on the white board in the tech room in order to get things done. I also was able to complete my goal at the Y because I was able to rock climb with Harrison and Ben. I was able to beat my record and shaved off 40 seconds from my best time. Thank you for reading this eod today.
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Start Cover letter
Do my required studio work
Map out what I have to do to Gateway soon.
Start working on the portfolio.

Homework:
Imagineering look at the thing in the presentation and answer the question
Get a Gateway Finish Cover letter
Politics Watch Al Smith Dinner

Habit Reflection
I earned Management Self Direction and Quality work because I made a schedule where I planned how I am going to gateway as soon as possible. I also checked all the feedback I was getting on my resume and made Quality edits on my resume

Reflection.
Today was a great day. My work highlights were in Get A Gateway and I was able to Finish my resume, start my cover letter, start my resume, and set deadlines on everything that I had to do for the rest of the quarter. In imagineering I was able to reflect on the building bridges activity, and I was able to get a lot of work done. In politics I was able to build my own candidate with my group and started to get Ideas on what exactly he stands for. I was able to do a lot of things today, and I was pretty happy with what I accomplished. Thanks for reading.
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Hi Walker - I apologize for being out of the loop recently. I'll show you how to create a habit project in PF so you can lobby for the habits you are documenting.
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Forced EoW
Goals:
Get Help to work on Resume and Cover Letter
Do my studio work
I want to be able to fit in some time after school to play music.

Get a Gateway Exit Slip
My homework
Try to get feedback on my resume
Start Cover Letter

Habit Reflection
I assigned other peoples tasks for what they had to do in tech crew, which explicitly is management.

Reflection
Today was a pretty good day. I was able to get my Resume rough draft finished and submit it for feedback. I did all of my studio work. I also was able to play some music after school. In imagineering, I did well and participated in the class. I also learned that it is hard to make bridges in limited time and with limited resources. After that class I went to get a gateway and I finished my very rough draft of my resume. I went to check it with Jason, and then he told me to talk to my advisor through email. After doing that, I went to tech meeting and talked about some things. After that I went to SSR and found that I couldn't focus on reading my book. After that I went to politics. We took the political compass quiz through the eyes of donald trump and saw where on the political scale he fell. He was right authoritarian. We then took not of why he was that, because of the issues he took either stance on. After that I played drums for a long portion of the day.

Week Reflection:
Overall it was a good week. I was able to do my resume rough draft (emphasis on rough) and submit it for feedback. I am still waiting for feedback on it and hope that I can get it 100% finished by next Wednesday. I was able to really participate and voice my opinions in politics, and really get the full benefits from the class. I was also able to get a lot done in imagineering, I was able to really get my ideas out in the class this week. Looking back on the week, I was able to really work on getting progress on learning drums / piano / vocals / guitar and I'm getting the hang of all of those and will soon be able to start recording the project. I am pretty dang excited for that. I was also able to get a lot of work done in get a gateway because of the fact that I was able to get feedback from elizabeth on my resume and was really able to get it somewhat acceptable, but it still needs a lot of work. I really can't say anything else about the week. I don't know what to say. I guess you could say I effectively said what I needed to say and the word minimum holds people back from expressing their opinions in a reasonable fashion. I am going to fill these final words with a thanks. Thank you for reading my eod today.
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Goals:
I want to do well with listening to the guest speaker
I want to lead a small group of students to help our current state of guest speakers
I would like to get progress on my cover letter and resume

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Today was a good day, I was able to get a lot done. It started out with being able to really enjoy the guest speaker, Ted, from the Ted shoe and sport. It was very interactive and went surprisingly well. I was able to get a lot of work done in workshop today, I learned about negotiation and how to apply it to improving guest speakers. I was able later in the day get a lot done on my resume. I spent a good amount of time practicing the song, for the cover project, and felt like I made some progress there. I don't really have much else to say, I guess I had fun playing music in advisory after workshops happened. I also kind of disliked how Elizabeth kind of put me on the spot with a class presentation, especially when I kind of wanted to form these ideas more, but I guess I should've expected it when I took on responsibility leading the group.
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Hey Walker- sorry about putting you on the spot. I always assume when I ask if a student is willing to do something that they're comfortable saying "no" if they're not. I do apologize for making that assumption. Next time I'll ask less publicly. I do think the group appreciated hearing what you guys were working towards on their behalf.

I was also surprised to hear you claim item #2 was nixed. I shared the perspective many staffers would have, but didn't want you to not share it with them. But that's another lesson for negotiation :)
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Chunky EoD
Goals:
Do the tech check well
Do my work in studios
Finish Cover letter and Resume

Reflection:
Today was a pretty good day. I was able to get a lot of work done. I believed from my own personal perspective that I did pretty ok in the tech check, so that went swell enough. After tech check I was able to do well in imagineering and I was able to link the book I was reading into the class, which was through defining the rules. It was a pretty good connection. In get a gateway I was able to start the resume but that was about it. I am hoping that I can get that resume done by the end of the week. In politics I was able to get the work done, and I kind have brought my group together to keep talking about the task at hand. We were able to attempt to take the political compass quiz in Trumps mindset. After that, I didn't do much, I just went home and played a lot of music. So I suppose I am making progress on New Born, so that's good. I would like to thank you for reading my eod on this day.
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Goals:
Do well with guest speaker
Get stuff done (Cover Letter and Resume)
Don't Mess up lunch.
Participate in workshop.
Learn more drum fills
Keep practicing New Born cover.


HOMEWORK
Resume and Cover Letter
Watch TED Talk

Today was pretty dope. I was able to get a lot of work done in workshop and I was able to work a tiny bit on starting my cover letter and resume. I also was able to work a lot on my cover project and I was able to talk to Amy about how I could get more credit from the experience because I was learning each instrument in depth. I felt like it was a pretty good day. After school I got home and baked a ton of cookies for the next day's advisory breakfast. I feel like I was able to make more than enough for the entire advisory. After that I spent all day playing music and learning more about the drums. I feel like I'm making a lot of progress in many different projects and areas. I don't really know what else to write about. Oh, I was also able to make a list of changes that could improve the guest speaker process, and the audience that they get.
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Finish trek work
Finish logging community service work
Do studio work

Homework
Cover letter and Resume

Habit reflection
I showed organization today because I documented my trek work and community service hours on paper.

Reflection
Today was pretty good. I was able to get a lot of work done in a lot of classes. In imagineering, I did all of the required work. In get a gateway I was able to finish my trek and community work and document it all. In politics I was able to go over a lot of things. These things were very interesting. I was able to take an online survey that would place me on the political grid. I found out that I had similar views to Ghandi. I also learned a lot of vocabulary in the political setting, and learned about the different stances on some of the many of the political issues. I learned about the possible bias of online surveys. After school I spent a lot of time assembling my drum kit. It was a big project but after 3 hours I got it all set up, and started playing. After that I really didn't do anything else special so I will end this EoD
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Goals:
Get Google drive organized for new classes.
Start Ken Bone Campaign
Order Drum kit
Refrain from saying words that will make me lose

HOMEWORK
Imagineering: Ask about it
Gateway: Trello
Politics:

Making VS. Creating
In my mind Making is more of a thing like engineering, where you are improving upon Someone else's already existing idea, while Creating is more of a thing where you come up with a more original concept, where you don't start it by looking at other products.

Gateway Exit Slip
My Goals can be found on Trello
It essentially is a plan to finish my portfolio and be ready for a presentation by the 9th
It includes:
Treks
Community Service
Cover Letter
Resume?
Portfolio

Habit Reflection
I believe I deserve to gain Decision Making and Management Habits because in my second block I made a clear Schedule for when I need to do things in order to gateway by the half of this quarter.

Reflection
Today was pretty good. I got a lot of work done, I really worked in first block, because I made a thoughtful design for a windmill. I learned how we now have a laser cutter for the school, and that was pretty dope. In second block, as stated earlier, I planned out what and when I need to things. Treks, Community Service Reflections, A cover letter, I don't know if I need the resume, but once I finish all of that, my plan is to finish my draft of my portfolio by the 28th. I did the tech crew a favor by just taking notation on what we covered through the meeting. In third block, I had a lot of fun, but I don't think I really progressed on any projects in it. For all I know there could be some kind of structural reflection on Monday. We started by imagining our Ideal candidate. I drew a rad picture of Ken Bone. After that for the rest of the class we discussed political issues like gun control, the current election, and Harambe. The class went well, and I liked the way we approached each topic, but I think I could've gotten more physical work done if assigned. Or at least I hope I could have.

General Weekly Reflection
This week getting back to school was a little rough for me. It physically went well, but I just felt drained by thursday, but it appeared that everyone was having an off day, even at different schools. I was able to identify what I need to get done and really prioritize over gatewaying, while working on other projects as well. AMY I do want to sign up for an independent block on tuesday so it would be nice if Monday Morning if I could stop by to talk about that process, because if I put my mind to it and just kind of sit in a corner and just work I probably could get a ton of work done. Thanks. OVERALL, the week had a rough start and middle, but friday ended on a good note and I feel ready for next week.
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Good to hear how rad Imagineering is shaping up to be. What is the fascination with Ken Bone?
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Goals:
Help Harry with spreadsheets
Do the workshop
Listen to guest speaker

Habit Reflection:
I believed that I earned the Management Habit because I was able to keep planning on each project that I am going to be working on and I was able to Give other students some tasks because I needed some tasks split into different parts in order to find certain items.

Reflection:
Today wasn't my greatest day. I was constantly pulled away from my tasks and I was unable to work consistently on a single project. I was able to get the spreadsheets filled out and organized. I also was able to listen and participate with the guest speaker and I had some fun doing it. The reason why my day wasn't really good was because I was working on a project and then I was pulled into whatever that 12:00 - 12:30 meeting, and I really shouldn't have been there. The meeting was for new students who appear to have (No offense intended) have problems in their academic careers. It seemed like it was intended to let students open up about their problems, under the assumption that all the new students have problems. I came to this school because I saw oppurtunity, not solely because I had a problem with Keene high or life in general
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Good feedback about the New Student workshop. You are a highly motivated person with clear goals. How do you feel about being a learning mentor to students who struggle with motivation in school?
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Getting Stuff Planned Day
Goals:
Identify each project in all classes and work as much as possible to get as far ahead as I can.
Plan out rest of week in trello
Place 2nd in epee tournament
Update about PF with Elizabeth

Get a gateway Goals:
All assigned studio work
Start (during quarter) and be in a position to finish physics credit over break
Portfolio
Cover letter for internships
Be in position to work for other studios in this class.

Habits
I believed I earned an organization habit because I know exactly what I need to do for each and one of my classes and I will have a plan to finish all of the work in the close future.

Reflections
Today I was able to get a lot done. I was introduced with my classes and I feel good with my results so far. I worry a little bit about the productivity in politics but it seems like a fun class and I need that credit anyways, so I'll stick with it. I have looked at the projects for each class and I feel pretty confident that I can...
a) Be really thoughtful and take my time with each project
b) Still be thoughtful with each project but finish early so I can work on phase checklists.
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New Quarter
Goals for the Quarter :

-EK WORK
-All assigned studio work
-Start (during quarter) and be in a position to finish physics credit over break

-GATEWAY
-Have to do portfolio
-Have to do cover letter for internships

-HEALTHY LIFESTYLE (USE THIS FOR WELLNESS CREDIT)
-Eat healthier
-Exercize. Make a workout plan by the end of the first week
-Cut back on playing video games
-Make use of trello schedule

-ART STUFF
-One sketch per day
-Finish New Born - Muse Cover project

-MISC
-100% EoD's
-MAKE USE OF TRELLO FOR INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS
-Take an independent work block on a workshop day

Habit Reflection:
Technology: I earned Tech habits because I was on my laptop and I was only using sites and software that helped me be productive at the appropriate times.
Critical Thinking: I earned thinking habits because I was able to contribute to the Ideas of student led workshops.

Reflection
Today I was kind of unproductive, but it was because I was kind of held back. I was going to talk about classes and stuff but everyone was so busy that I couldn't get a chance to talk to them about the future. I had a good day and I am ready to find out everything that I need to do tomorrow.
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You are definitely in productivity mode. Do you need to touch base with me about anything, other than what you asked at the end of the day?
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The Dreaded EoQ
In this Quarter of MC2 I learned many things about this school, being my first year and all. I was able to independently work on my MOLO project and I was able to finish that relatively quick. I did the project on the idea of how so many game companies decide to releases their games way too early and they decide to overhype their games, which I personally find really dishonest in the publishing community. During this phase of working on things like the MOLO, I was able to partake in studios, and I was really able to get the feeling of working in the classes and how each class I could see it on a more personal level, and I was able to really work on how I wanted to learn, and not how the class has to be exactly a certain teaching style. This was especially a factor during geometry, because I was able to work independently on a project that me and my group made. In the end, we kept working on that project for the rest of the quarter and really learned the course how we wanted to learn it, and we also got some more knowledge from our project, like Dimensioning. In my other studio, Literature Outside, I was able to read two books of my own choice, and write two documents on how the books were, and how the books were able to connect with each other through common themes. The two books I chose to read were If at Birth You Don’t Succeed and Mistborn. These two books were very different as If at Birth You Don’t Succeed was an autobiography on a man with cerebral palsy who went out there and became a semi-famous comedian, while Mistborn is a fantasy book about how people can absorb metals and use superpowers like super strength, or seeing into the future. These two books could connect through the themes like how life is unfair, gaining trust, and social hierarchies. The project was really fun, because I thoroughly enjoyed both books. In Once in a Lifetime, or as I like to call it, Bioethics, I was able to have a group of people who could talk about sensitive topics surrounding biology, and tackle really big questions. After I finished my MOLO by showing a presentation to Amy, and I was able to talk about how not the project went, but the experience of the project went. After that presentation, I started to go to workshops and really felt how to do these lifetime skills connected to careers, because of the general skills that I learned. After getting accustomed to workshops, I worked on tech crew, and really performed well with a team of people working on essentially an IT job. After really getting used to how MC2 Works, I was able to really follow through with some plans that I wanted to do, and I was able to do things like really focus on tech crew, focus on literature, and focus on my skills in geometry. I was able to really get my footing on programs like QED and Project Foundry, and be more resourceful when citing things from the internet. I also was able to discover that trek planning was way easier and less time consuming than I thought. When I went through my trek process I was able to really get the feeling of how writing the proposal would go on project foundry, and how in general you would go about planning a trek. I was also able to learn how community building with community meetings worked, and how easy it is to be involved with the community as a whole. I also was able to partake in goal setting, and learn how important having goal setting and to do list skills are. I was also able to really learn how to not only set these goals, but how to actually complete them. During this quarter, I also was able to really learn how to set deadlines, and to know realistically the amount of work that I can do in a certain amount of time. During Doc week I first discovered what it was like to be a part of docathalon, and how that whole event goes, and I also figured out how fun it was. Unfortunately, I also learned what it was like to be sick for a couple of days, and having to miss school and work from home. It’s nothing different from Keene High, you just realize you are sick, decide you will not make it, and have a parent call for you. During my exhibition, I was able to really get my points across, and I was able to really go through with what my ideas, goals, and things that I learned in general. I prepared for it by making the exhibition powerpoint early, and really kind of practicing the things in my head about how I would approach things and really what I would talk about, also the areas of discussion that I would cover in each slide. After the presentation, I discussed what classes I wanted for next quarter, and how I would really finish up my entry phase early next quarter. I was looking at my checklist, and I was really thinking that I would be able to work extra time at home or when I have extra time available, and I would do an individual project that could get some credits and extend my knowledge on things like physics, math, science, and maybe even literature. I was also thinking how I would really push to do these individual projects in a way that I would prefer personally, and in a way that interests me, whether it be looking at kahn academy videos, or buying a textbook online, and referencing that, and doing an experiment at home. Overall, it has been a great quarter and I am really looking forwards to picking up the pace in the future, by always having something to work on/study.



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Also forgot to add habits. In the future, I'm going to stop highlighting every habit and really only select one or two and go into detail on how I felt like I really earned them.
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< / { === ~ [ G O A L S ] ~ === } >
My first goal that I have for myself today is to do well in the Exhibition
Another goal that I have for myself today is to Finish half of my EOQ
My final goal that I have for myself today is to Finish any remaining work by tomorrow

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Today went great! On my exhibition, even when I was sick, I was able to clearly communicate with the audience, and really get my points across. I got an overall score of proficient plus, which I believe is good, because it's good, but still room for improvement. I was able to also finish up a lot of work for my EoQ and was able to really get a lot out of the way. I also finished up any studio work, and I was able to get an alternative to making a video for bioethics, I can now make a script. I also was able to really put myself in the Doc week mindset. Thanks for reading
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My first goal that I have for myself today is to do well in the Exhibition
Another goal that I have for myself today is to Finish half of my EOQ
My final goal that I have for myself today is to Finish any remaining work by tomorrow

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Today went great! On my exhibition, even when I was sick, I was able to clearly communicate with the audience, and really get my points across. I got an overall score of proficient plus, which I believe is good, because it's good, but still room for improvement. I was able to also finish up a lot of work for my EoQ and was able to really get a lot out of the way. I also finished up any studio work, and I was able to get an alternative to making a video for bioethics, I can now make a script. I also was able to really put myself in the Doc week mindset. Thanks for reading
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My first goal that I have for myself today is to finish my theme analysis for lit outside
Another goal that I have for myself today is to figure out what I need to do for gateway into phase 2.
My final goal that I have for myself today is to really push myself to read a lot of my second book.

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Literature Outside : read and take notes on my second book.
Sacred Geometry : make graphs
Once in a Lifetime : n / a
Extra : check trello
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Today I was a very productive student. I was able to get a lot done in Geometry, and in literature outside. I was planning to read 50 pages today, but I might have to read less than that due to limited time with a tight schedule. During most blocks I was an efficient student and I got all work done that I planned to. I have to cut it short due to limited time. Thanks for reading!
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My first goal that I have for myself today is to find out how doc week works
Another goal that I have for myself today is to do well with the cupcake competition thing
My final goal that I have for myself today is to finish most of my remaining studio work.
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Today I was a very productive student. I was able to get a lot done in Geometry, and in literature outside. I was planning to read 50 pages today, but I might have to read less than that due to limited time with a tight schedule. During most blocks I was an efficient student and I got all work done that I planned to. I have to cut it short due to limited time. Thanks for reading!
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My first goal that I have for myself today is to edit my theme analysis with Julia
Another goal that I have for myself today is to finish the geometry project in second block
Another goal that I have for myself today is to bring up the thing I want to bring up in tech crew meeting
One more goal that I have for myself today is to plan more of the actual script for bioethics
My final goal that I have for myself today is to feel mostly done with all of my studio work.

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Literature Outside : Get a better Hook Statement
Sacred Geometry : finish up anything else
Once in a Lifetime : finish up missing work
Extra : Check Trello

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Today I was a productive student. I was able to finish all of the work that I planned to do, and I am feeling like I am going to perform well at doc week. The only thing I am upset with with this week is that I really fell behind in my EoD's, and that's my fault. Even now I am writing this late and I am pretty upset with that. I am a little behind on the filming for the bioethics class due to my throat being super sore, and I think I might delay that project, but I'll have a little more detailed script so I have a head start. I am excited to start baking for the competition, and I have a pretty bomb idea for the cupcakes, with a little help from my mom. Another thing I am looking forwards to is seeing all of the events in docathalon. Some things I am working on right now is to finish all the missing work in bioethics, and how exactly I am going to write 140 more words right now. I also will be thinking about how exactly I am going to be approaching doc week, because I currently plan to do all of my studio work first, then I'll work on my presentation for Thursday's exhibition. After I work on that powerpoint, I'll start working on my cover letter/resume/etc. for internships, hopefully starting sometime next quarter. After that, I'll start working on my portfolio, since all of my entry phase work will be done by then. I am excited to get all of this work done, but I am also kind of suspicious of how the doc week will exactly work schedule wise, because right now it sounds disorganized to me. I overall thought that I got all of the work that I wanted to get done over this week and I am feeling ready to do well in doc week.
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Hi Walker - I am looking forward to your presentation on Thursday! Also, it is good to hear that you feel self-conscious about not keeping up on your EOD's. I am happy to take on a stronger nagging role if that would help?
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My first goal that I have for myself today is to listen to the guest speaker
Another goal that I have for myself today is to do the work in workshop
My final goal that I have for myself today is to read 50 pages in ZA autobiography

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Literature Outside : read and take notes
Sacred Geometry : make the graphs for the congruence project
Once in a Lifetime : n / a
Extra : phase work
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Today I was a productive student in the environment that I was in. I worked in the workshop on emotional intelligence. It was pretty fun and I apparently am going to get some credits for that. In tech crew I did well because I was productive at every shift. I talked to Elizabeth about doing phase work and I know exactly what I need to do to get by with that. Thank you for reading my EoD
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My first goal that I have for myself today is to finish my theme analysis for lit outside
Another goal that I have for myself today is to figure out what I need to do for gateway into phase 2.
My final goal that I have for myself today is to really push myself to read a lot of my second book.

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Literature Outside : read and take notes on my second book.
Sacred Geometry : make graphs
Once in a Lifetime : n / a
Extra : check trello
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Today I was a very productive student. I was able to get a lot done in Geometry, and in literature outside. I was planning to read 50 pages today, but I might have to read less than that due to limited time with a tight schedule. During most blocks I was an efficient student and I got all work done that I planned to. I have to cut it short due to limited time. Thanks for reading!
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My first goal that I have for myself today is to listen to the guest speaker
Another goal that I have for myself today is to finish ALL work for literature outside
My final goal that I have for myself today is to talk to Julia about workshop

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My first goal that I have for myself today is to finish reading ZA biography
Another goal that I have for myself today is to finally finish my theme analysis
Another goal that I have for myself today is to work on the sacred geo project
One more goal that I have for myself today is to do well with hosting the new student today.
My final goal that I have for myself today is to have fun with the Jim Gaffigan show.

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Literature Outside : Finish Theme Analysis Paper and Finish ZA auto bio
Sacred Geometry : Create more graphs for the nets for the project
Once in a Lifetime : The video project.
Extra : Check trello, also do trek work for Jim Gaffigan
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Today I was a very productive student. I was able to do really well when hosting the new student by showing them a tour of the building, telling them how the different processes work, and introducing them to different students to get a good feeling of the community. I was able to turn the Jim Gaffigan show into a trek, which was one of my goals. I was able to write my EoW even though I left early because I am writing this on notepad on my drive up. Overall the week went well, I was able to get some stuff done, but I unfortunately procrastinated to the point where I can't read my book so I have to skim the text to write my next paper.
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Planning the trek went well, and I am pretty much satisfied with how it all went. It may have not been 100% up with my expectations, it turned out that it all happened in a fair, and was entirely outside. We arrived in VT at the fair an hour early, so we killed some time by buying food. We got to the show at 7:00 on the dot, and it ended near 10:00. I fell asleep in the car on the way back. And that's how the trek went.
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My first goal that I have for myself today is to listen to the guest speaker
Another goal that I have for myself today is to do the work in workshop
My final goal that I have for myself today is to read 50 pages in ZA autobiography

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Literature Outside : read and take notes
Sacred Geometry : make the graphs for the congruence project
Once in a Lifetime : n / a
Extra : phase work
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Today I was a productive student in the environment that I was in. I worked in the workshop on emotional intelligence. It was pretty fun and I apparently am going to get some credits for that. In tech crew I did well because I was productive at every shift. I talked to Elizabeth about doing phase work and I know exactly what I need to do to get by with that. Thank you for reading my EoD
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What sort of work did Elizabeth have you do for the workshop? It looked super interesting!
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My first goal that I have for myself today is to finish my theme analysis for lit outside
Another goal that I have for myself today is to figure out what I need to do for gateway into phase 2.
My final goal that I have for myself today is to really push myself to read a lot of my second book.

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Literature Outside : read and take notes on my second book.
Sacred Geometry : make graphs
Once in a Lifetime : n / a
Extra : check trello
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Today I was a very productive student. I was able to get a lot done in Geometry, and in literature outside. I was planning to read 50 pages today, but I might have to read less than that due to limited time with a tight schedule. During most blocks I was an efficient student and I got all work done that I planned to. I have to cut it short due to limited time. Thanks for reading!
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Glad to read your reflection!

On your Entry Gateway stuff - perhaps you can sit in on Elizabeth's Motivation and Management studio Friday to get some input on your Entry work and see what other people preparing for an entry gateway are doing.
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My first goal that I have for myself today is to listen to the guest speaker
Another goal that I have for myself today is to work on checklist work
My final goal that I have for myself today is to organize how I'm leaving early on Friday.

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Literature Outside : Read second book and take notes on themes
Sacred Geometry : N / A
Once in a Lifetime : Questions for the population ratio graph thing that I have to look up the name of.
Extra : Finish phase work by the end of the week.
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Today I was a pretty productive student. I did well listening to the guest speaker this morning and after the guest speaker I went to workshop and got work done when I was able to. During my shifts today in Tech Crew, I did pretty well because of the fact that I helped with other entry level people trying to get by. In workshop I was able to do my trek and internship work, and I feel like I am close to finishing my entry phase checklist. I talked to Jason for advice to search things and I am pretty confident that I will find an enjoyable internship.
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I am curious - in what way(s) did you help other entry level people trying to get by? Was this in a tech crew capacity?

What kind of internship opportunities are you looking for?
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My first goal that I have for myself today is to perform well on my shifts in tech crew.
Another goal that I have for myself today is to read and take notes for my second book, "If you don't succeed at birth."
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Another goal that I have for myself for the week is to finish reading if at birth you don't succeed.
My final goal that I have for myself today is to do well in sacred geometry

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Literature Outside : read and edit and take notes
Sacred Geometry :
Once in a Lifetime :
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Today I was able to get quite a lot done. I worked on my theme analysis, and I got a lot done. Sacred geometry I quickly talked to Jason about internships, and I'm going to look at options today after school. after sacred geo, I went to my shift in tech crew, did well, and then went to once in a lifetime class, which was pretty standard, not much that went on in that class but it did go well. Hopefully I fixed my notifications on my app so now they will actually send. Thanks for reading my EoD
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You have been really resourceful, Walker, when you find yourself ahead on the workload. What notifications do you mean?
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My first goal that I have for myself today is to catch up on my missing EoD's from yesterday and the day before.
Another goal that I have for myself today is to read and take notes from my second book, If at birth you don't succeed.
Another goal that I have for myself today is to reflect or at least finish some tasks on the independent project in sacred geometry
Another goal that I have for myself today is to organize my bag, and put papers in binders.
One more goal that I have for myself today is to be involved with the tech crew meeting
My final goal that I have for myself today is to work a little on my internship paper.

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Literature Outside : Edit first paper, read second book and take notes on it
Sacred Geometry : Plan how to do Dimension and Congruence Competencies
Once in a Lifetime : N / A
Extra : Catch up on all EoDs
< / { === ~ [ R E F L E C T I O N S ] ~ === } >
Today I was a very productive student. I started the day in my tech crew shift and did the usual stuff. I went into advisory after and set goals, and after that I helped Harrison with morning meeting, by getting everyone's attention. After that, I went into literature outside class, but unfortunately didn't get any work done, mainly because I was prepared to write, and not to read, and I didn't have the feedback to write, but that was my fault. After literature outside class, I went to sacred geometry and continued work on the independent project, and really felt like I understood the concepts of the things we were doing in that class. Once Sacred Geometry came to an end, I went to a tech crew meeting during lunch, where I was accepted as a part-time member, which I am currently very proud of. I worked a little for the SSR shift, and helped organize the room, and came up with some ideas to organize more efficiently. After SSR I went to Once in a lifetime, where my group discussed about the Personhood topic in the debate. A specific change that I would make would be to instead of just looking up the philosophical definition of person, would be to look up the definition in laws as well.
< / { === ~ [ W E E K L Y R E F L E C T I O N S ] ~ === } >
Overall the week went very well, with organizing events, joining tech crew, and getting work done in general. Unfortunately I missed two whole EoD's, which I am unhappy with, but, I am going to make up for them in order to keep my high EoD percentage. I am looking forwards to next week, where I am hoping to be really productive with my studio work specifically. Thank you for reading!
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Walker - you certainly set a high bar for yourself, which is great. You identified what needed to be done to get caught up and followed through. Are you interested in eventually becoming a full time member of tech crew and, do you know how to go about it?
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My first goal that I have for myself today is to have fun at the birthday party event thing
Another goal that I have for myself today is to successfully direct the raffle taking place today
My final goal that I have for myself today is to accept how the raffle goes no matter what happens.
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Literature Outside : Read and take notes for If at birth you don't succeed.
Sacred Geometry : N / A
Once in a Lifetime : Group Work
Extra : N / A
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Well, today wasn't really a productive day, but it was definitely an enjoyable one. I was able to successfully direct the raffle and in all honesty, I had a lot of fun with it. It really made me feel like I was part of the community. Over all, I really enjoyed today, and I think that that's what is most important when it comes to school. I really looked deep in my current situation, and I really look forward to going to school, which is something that really didn't happen to me at Keene high. Thanks for reading my EoD
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You also helped create a sense of community for others, which was huge. Thank you for taking the initiative, following through and having fun with it. You are really making the structures of our school work for you. Looking forward to the other things you have in mind!
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You've always put your best foot forward in every situation that I have seen you in, however, the enthusiasm you feel at MC2 has been very inspiring to see. I am very happy for you!
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Raffle planning
< / { === ~ [ G O A L S ] ~ === } >
My first goal that I have for myself today is to absolutely get the raffle license and get a cover letter today.
Another goal that I have for myself today is to get all the gift cards that I can from the store list.
My final goal that I have for myself today is to read and write as much as possible for literature outside.

< / { === ~ [ H O M E W O R K ] ~ === } >
Literature Outside : Read and take notes for If at birth you don't succeed.
Sacred Geometry : N / A
Once in a Lifetime : N / A
Extra : Raffle stuff
< / { === ~ [ R E F L E C T I O N S ] ~ === } >
Today I wasn't really happy with how my goals were approached. I planned to do a lot for the raffle, but it got interrupted due to multiple community related things. There was community service, which in all honesty, is my fault because I volunteered because I need the hours. After that I came back to an over all productive sacred geometry class and after the community meeting kind had gotten in the way, and I wasn;t able to get my cover letter or license. But, thanks to the very generous staff, you all really helped me with getting the gift cards for the raffle. I seriously cannot thank you all enough. Thank you for reading my EoD
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< / { === ~ [ G O A L S ] ~ === } >
My first goal that I have for myself today is to listen to the guest speaker
Another goal that I have for myself today is to see if I need raffle license
My final goal that I have for myself today is to ask for gift cards from the stores I listed on my notes

< / { === ~ [ H O M E W O R K ] ~ === } >
Literature Outside : Read, and take notes
Sacred Geometry : N / A
Once in a Lifetime : N / A
Extra : Raffle stuff
< / { === ~ [ R E F L E C T I O N S ] ~ === } >
Today I was decently productive during workshop, I was able to follow the lessons, but it wasn't very productive because it was all grammar stuff that I already knew, and have had classes on since 7th grade. I was able to talk to Chris about getting that raffle license, and how I should probably talk to the stores and see if I can get some gift cards. bye.
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Raffle license - I take it this is for your fundraising ideas? It would be good for you to start your independent project to create a committee of students to help the school raise money.

As someone interested in engineering, what did you think of today's guest speaker?
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My first goal that I have for myself today is to do well in tech crew during my shift
Another goal that I have for myself today is to edit my paper in literature outside and hopefully almost finish
My final goal that I have for myself today is to complete whatever work is given to me

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Literature Outside : read, edit, and write new paper.
Sacred Geometry : Circle Project
Once in a Lifetime : N / A
Extra : Trek Proposal stuff

Terri Sciavo notes (once in a lifetime)
-in a coma
-erupted from coma and unconscious
-eyes were open, could move limbs, needed support to eat
-Michael, proposed to cut support
-family did not like this
-Terri died after legal battle

< / { === ~ [ R E F L E C T I O N S ] ~ === } >
Today I was a productive student. During literature outside, I was able to finish my essay and I read a lot of my new book while I was waiting for feedback on my final draft. During my tech crew shift (which started at 8:05) I took responsibilities such as charging batteries and providing the laptops and Ipads. In sacred geometry, I wasn't given any work, so I worked on my trek summary, but at the end I got a project in place. In once in a lifetime, I had a very intriguing discussion surrounding death, and took notes on the Terri Sciavo Case.
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You are the productivity champ! Creating a independent project for Sacred Geometry is a good move. I will also look into the competencies to dig deeper into more advanced Geometry concepts.
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My first goal that I have for myself today is to finish editing my paper, or at least get more feedback with a new draft
Another goal that I have for myself today is to find out the next thing to do in sacred geometry because I have no idea
Another goal that I have for myself today is to participate in once in a lifetime and look at the worksheet list.
One more goal that I have for myself today is to finish any work that I am given in all of my classes
My final goal that I have for myself today is to finish the Punnett square packet in once in a lifetime

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Literature Outside : edit my theme analysis paper and start second book "If at birth you don't succeed"
Sacred Geometry : N / A, finished all classwork
Once in a Lifetime : Punnett Square Packet last two punnett squares.
Extra : Do something productive over the weekend in one way or another.
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Today I was a pretty dang productive student. I was able to get more feedback in literature outside class, and I feel like my paper will do very well once I completely finish the conclusion. I am currently excited to read my book by Zach Anner, "If at birth you don't succeed" because that book seems really good. In sacred geometry class I did well because I helped the group understand the equation at hand, and was able to explain it visually. In once in a lifetime class I was able to talk to elizabeth about the work that I am missing. In other news, I attended my first tech crew meeting and I am excited to participate and help out Harry with his morning shifts next week. I feel like tech crew is a step in the right direction for me because tech is something I know enough about but feel like there is still more to learn, and I can't wait to help out other students with connecting to the firewall and dealing with project foundry and all of those occasionally difficult processes.
< / { === ~ [ W E E K L Y R E F L E C T I O N S ] ~ === } >
This week went very well for me. I applied to tech crew, I caught up in all my studios, and I figured out everything I need to do in order to get out of entry phase. I was able to do all of my missing work for once in a lifetime because I communicated with Elizabeth about all of my worksheets that I was missing. Thank you for reading this.
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Good for you for taking the initiative on Tech Crew! Walker - you do an exceptionally good job at communicating your progress to us. This means we can better help you create more and more challenging learning opportunities. You are figuring out the key to MC2 - you can make it go at what ever pace you want to make it work for you.

Plus - I owe you habit ratings for your leadership in Sacred Geo.
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My first goal that I have for myself today is to read as much as possible
Another goal that I have for myself today is to listen to the guest speaker
My final goal that I have for myself today is to do whatever in workshop

< / { === ~ [ H O M E W O R K ] ~ === } >
Literature Outside : edit
Sacred Geometry : n / a
Once in a Lifetime : Punnett square
Extra : raffle ticket gift cards
< / { === ~ [ R E F L E C T I O N S ] ~ === } >
Today I was pretty productive. I listened to the guest speaker well and after that I did well planning the party for the school. During planning I was selected to plan the raffle, and I have many plans for what I need to do, and I can't wait to facilitate that aspect of the party. During the day I was able to read a good amount and I was very interested in it. Thank you very much for reading.
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< / { === ~ [ G O A L S ] ~ === } >
My first goal that I have for myself today is to edit my rough draft of my mistborn theme analysis.
Another goal that I have for myself today is to work on anything I need to in sacred geometry
Another goal for today is that I need to talk to elizabeth about joining tech crew and all of the work I have to do after I give her the application.
My final goal that I have for myself today is to talk to elizabeth and see what I am missing for work in her class.

< / { === ~ [ H O M E W O R K ] ~ === } >
Literature Outside : Read and edit my paper.
Sacred Geometry : upload work to google folder.
Once in a Lifetime : Do basically everything (Missing work)
Extra :
-Get new book.
-Prepare for tech crew.
< / { === ~ [ R E F L E C T I O N S ] ~ === } >
Today I was pretty dang productive. I started by getting really good feedback (Thanks Julia) on my literature outside class and I feel like with the new information I can write a strong paper. In sacred geometry it was a little bit less productive for me personally, but that was due to me helping another student with the whole y=mx+b slope concept. In once in a lifetime, I was able to understand what exactly I have for missing work and I have a list of everything that I need to accomplish, hopefully by Friday. Thanks for reading my EoD
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How did the helping someone with the line slope formula come about? Some people report feeling that their own understanding of a concept deepens when they help someone else understand it. Did that happen for you?
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Is that a pro genji?
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My first goal that I have for myself today is to read as much as possible
Another goal that I have for myself today is to find out what you do in workshop
My final goal that I have for myself today is to listen to the speaker

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Literature Outside : read and write
Sacred Geometry : n / a
Once in a Lifetime : n / a
Extra : n / a
< / { === ~ [ R E F L E C T I O N S ] ~ === } >
Today I had my first workshop and it really helped me today. I learned about career stuff and I now know that you only have to have a bachelors degree, which was astonishing. In the beginning of the day, I felt like I did good when I took part in vacuuming the advisory. In workshop I researched a little bit more into aero space engineering, and after taking some surveys and stuff, I made a presentation and explained to the class why I wanted to be an aerospace engineer. The guest speaker was pretty cool, and I learned a little bit about yeausa. I'm going to talk to Amy about my next step to getting out of the entry phase, and try to make a thorough plan for the rest of entry phase so I know what's on my plate.
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Aerospace engineering - super! And there are tons of great companies in the greater Boston area who need such engineers...so that's a plus.

I'm glad we could get you started with your entry phase stuff. Also, let's think further down the road about you taking classes at Keene State, which will get you college credit, too. You probably will be ready to tackle more sophisticated math, such as Pre-Calc work before too long.
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Sounds great Amy! Lets talk tomorrow morning during advisory about Keene State.
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Very happy to read this entry and Amy's response! You have my full support on this!
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My first goal that I have for myself today is to finally finish the first draft in literature outside class
Another goal that I have for myself today is to move forwards in sacred geometry.
My final goal that I have for myself today is to do well in once in a lifetime by participating as much as possible.

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Literature Outside : read and write
Sacred Geometry : n / a
Once in a Lifetime : n / a
Response to once in a lifetime question : I believe changing up the groups would be beneficial to the groups that are constantly off topic and could change up the types of conversations.
Extra : n / a
< / { === ~ [ R E F L E C T I O N S ] ~ === } >
Today I was a productive student. I was unfortunately unable to work much in literature outside because my laptop decided to take 1 and a half hours of updates. In sacred geometry, I was able to understand the activity, and that helped me move a tiny bit forward. In once in a lifetime I felt like I did well because I participated at every time that I felt was appropriate, and didn't randomly banter, and actually held something to the conversation. Thanks for reading
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Glad to read. I've got some stuff for Sacred Geo that ties more to "non-sacred" Geometry, if you will. It is based on the Cartesian plane (good old x and y) and transformations. I hope this will help you take some leaps forward. Plus, have you ever tried your hand at geometric proofs with similarity and congruence? We could dig into that.
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My first goal that I have for myself today is to read as much as possible so I can get more evidence for my literature outside class.
Another goal that I have for myself today is to write as much as possible in literature outside, and finish my first draft.
Another goal that I have for myself today is to solve problems 15 and 16 in sacred geomeetry class.
One more goal that I have for myself today is to get caught up in once in a lifetime, by finishing late work.
My final goal that I have for myself today is to perform well in my exhibition.

< / { === ~ [ H O M E W O R K ] ~ === } >
Literature Outside : read and write
Sacred Geometry : perpendicular line in a circle paper
Once in a Lifetime :
Extra : write for literature outside
< / { === ~ [ R E F L E C T I O N S ] ~ === } >
Today I did pretty dang well. I started by doing well by working on my English paper and editing another classmates presentation. I was able to get a paragraph done and I edited the rest of my paper thanks to Jaho leaving feedback. In sacred geometry I met my goal and got the group and we solved problems 15 and 16. I unfortunately didn't get much done in the beginning of once in a lifetime class because the first hour we went over information that I personally learned the previous day. I still have yet to have done the exhibition, as that is at 3:00 to 3:30. As once in a lifetime class went on I got frustrated because I was trying to discuss things on topic and have a thoughtful conversation and everyone shut me down and I just got really upset with that.
< / { === ~ [ W E E K L Y R E F L E C T I O N S ] ~ === } >

Overall I believe that I did very well this week, and I feel like my exhibition went ok, but I believe it could have been better. I started monday and I made a mental note of what I should have done for the week, and I believed I met most of those goals one way or another. I was able to do well in my classes, completely finish my molo project, and all of that stuff. In sacred geometry, I joined the alternative group and fit in more, because I was able to solve problems my way and have a more personal approach to it. I was able to solve the problem and led my group to success with said problem. All in all, I strongly believed that this week in mc2 was overall a pretty great one. Thanks for reading!
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< / { === ~ [ G O A L S ] ~ === } >
My first goal that I have for myself today is to read as much as possible
Another goal that I have for myself today is to write my English paper and finish the body paragraphs
My final goal that I have for myself today is to listen to the guest speaker and give them as much of my attention as possible.

< / { === ~ [ H O M E W O R K ] ~ === } >
Literature Outside : read and write Mistborn paper
Sacred Geometry : n / a
Once in a Lifetime : n / a
Extra : prepare for exhibition on friday
< / { === ~ [ R E F L E C T I O N S ] ~ === } >
Today I was pretty productive, I was able to finish my molo and submit it to project foundry, and I feel ready for my presentation. After that all day I worked on my English project and made a lot of progress by meeting my goal to finish the body paragraphs. I read a lot of my book, and I am making a lot of progress on it. I checked up on my habits and I am feeling pretty confident with them so far. After that, I played pictionary, and learned that I am very dense when it comes to visual thinking. That is all that I have to say for today, thanks for reading this EoD on this particular day in this society where we read things from other people who are trying to reach the minimum word count.
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I am not a visual thinker, myself. It's good to know your strengths and areas that you don't feel so strong in. That is probably why you tackled the Pythagorean theorem problem with shapes by looking at the algebra involved. Any questions for me about your habits?
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My first goal that I have for myself today is to read as much as possible
Another goal that I have for myself today is to finish my geometry project
My final goal that I have for myself today is to be organized for once in a lifetime

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Literature Outside : read and write paper
Sacred Geometry : n / a
Once in a Lifetime : n / a
Extra : n / a
< / { === ~ [ R E F L E C T I O N S ] ~ === } >
Today I was a pretty productive student and I was able to do a lot today. I actively engaged in literature outside, and felt like I performed well. In sacred geometry, I did well by starting to work in the alternative project group thing, and presented possible solutions that everyone was stuck on in the class. I was able to write on the board and it made me feel like I was almost leading the group and writing their ideas down and really bringing the group together. In once in a lifetime I did very well because
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< / { === ~ [ G O A L S ] ~ === } >
My first goal that I have for myself today is to work on my molo exhibition PowerPoint
Another goal that I have for myself today is to read as much as possible when the opportunity is given
My final goal that I have for myself today is to make sure my laptop is working and will continue to work to improve my productivity at MC2

< / { === ~ [ H O M E W O R K ] ~ === } >
Literature Outside : read + paper
Sacred Geometry : n / a
Once in a Lifetime : n / a
Extra : think of what I want on a resume or mc2 job
< / { === ~ [ R E F L E C T I O N S ] ~ === } >
Today I got a lot of work done. I made sure my laptop worked, I finished my exhibition PowerPoint, and I read as much as I could. I was able to work on my English paper, so I now don't have to worry much about that. Thanks for reading this.
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Walker - you are extremely organized with your EODs. Here is a new goal for you to raise the bar on word count: to reach 200 words in your reflection itself on a regular basis. You see, the portal is counting all the special characters you use to make your headers, which are very helpful for readability. However, EOD content is also intended to "snowball" over time, to allow you to reach larger writing and English Language Arts goals, such as writing Gateway Portfolios and End of Quarters (1000 words) and eventually your 100 page Autobiography for your graduation. By keeping the actual word count up, you will essentially be writing that 100 page Autobiography one day at a time.
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My first goal that I have for myself today is to read as much as possible
Another goal that I have for myself today is to be a productive student
My final goal that I have for myself today is to not die (goal courtesy of Jaho)

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Literature Outside : write paper
Sacred Geometry : n/a
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Extra : n/a
< / { === ~ [ R E F L E C T I O N S ] ~ === } >
Today I was a very productive student and I had a lot of work done. In literature outside I continued my paper. In sacred geometry I started my project and I feel like I will finish it on Wednesday. In once in a lifetime class I learned about more genetics and the stuff that surrounds Punnett squares. I feel like this week is going to be particularly productive and I can't wait to see what I am going to accomplish in this upcoming week.
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Great - looks like you are pacing your work and you are feeling good about it. Let's schedule your MOLO exhibition soon.
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My first goal that I have for myself today is to read as much as possible so I am caught up in literature outside class.
Another goal that I have for myself today is to understand the concepts and get ahead in sacred geometry class, to start getting on a more accelerated schedule.
Another goal that I have for myself today is to make sure I am prepared to do my best for once in a lifetime class, so I can be a productive student.
One more goal that I have for myself today is to as social as possible.
My final goal that I have for myself today is to talk to Elizabeth and Amy more about my plans to propose the fundraising committee idea.

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Literature Outside : my homework is to read as much as possible
Sacred Geometry : n / a
Once in a Lifetime : n / a
Extra : exhibition power point
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Today I was a productive student, and I got a lot done in my classes. I started the day in literature class and I started my rough draft, and I feel like I can work on that next week. In sacred geometry class I was able to easily do the problem because it was information that I had already learned in middle school. In once in a lifetime class I was able to do well and I feel like I participated in almost every question and poll there, which I am proud of.
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This week was overall very productive. I was able to finish my m o l o project and I did a a lot of things in my classes to make me ahead or caught up. On Monday I don't remember much of what I did, probably relating to the fact that it was a Monday. On Tuesday I worked on my m o l o and listened to the guest speaker. On Wednesday I worked some more in my classes and kept getting ahead, and on Thursday I got a lot of work done. I was able to finish my m o l o and now I am working on my exhibition PowerPoint. This Friday has been reflected upon above, and I think I don't really need to repeat it all down here. Overall I am happy with my actions this week and I am excited for the more weeks that are to come later in this particular quarter. That is all that I have to say for this week, thanks for reading this.
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Thanks for the feedback about Sacred Geo - let's talk about that accelerated work so you feel challenged. What sorts of prep did you need to do in order to feel productive in 3rd block?
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MOLO almost done!
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My first goal that I have for myself today is to finish my molo completely.
Another goal that I have for myself today is to read as much as possible.
My final goal that I have for myself today is to listen to the guest speaker

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Literature Outside : n/a
Sacred Geometry : n/a
Once in a Lifetime : n/a
Extra : exhibition PowerPoint
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Today I was a bit unproductive in the beginning of MOLO madness because I was waiting for feedback, but once I got it, I was able to finish almost everything, and this means next Tuesday I can work on my pitch for the fundraising committee, which I'm very excited for. I read quite a bit, and I am really liking my book so far. I plan to have a productive day tomorrow and I am excited for what is to come once I am out of entry phase
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My first goal that I have for myself today is to read as much as possible.
Another goal that I have for myself today is to try my hardest in sacred geometry
My final goal that I have for myself today is to be as involved as possible in bioethics class

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Literature Outside : read
Sacred Geometry : n/a
Once in a Lifetime : the paper thing
Extra : n/a
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Today I was pretty dang effective student. I was able to read almost 30 pages of my book, and I got my theme notes set up. Sacred geometry was admittedly easy, and I did pretty well in it. In bioethics class I did very well because I included myself in most of the the conversations about my unpopular opinion, and that went over well. I don't know what else to say right now, thanks for reading good bye.
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Ah - time to raise the bar in Geo. I appreciated the fun you had with folding circles. How did people react to your opinion?
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Props to you for sharing an unpopular opinion respectfully. You even convinced some people to join you in your position.
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My first goal that I have for myself today is to do the final parts of my molo
Another goal that I have for myself today is to read as much as possible
My final goal that I have for myself today is to listen to the guest speaker

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Literature Outside : n/a
Sacred Geometry : n/a
Once in a Lifetime : n/a
Extra : MOLO citation
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Today I was a productive student. I was able to get feedback on my MOLO project, and I edited it accordingly. In all honesty, that was the majority of what I did today. I mean, I supposed I read my book as well, so that was productive. Um. . . I listened to the guest speaker well today. I uhh. . . Was pretty good at lunch today, that went well. That was all that I had to say for today.
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I see you are struggling for words ;-)

An idea - if you are feeling "stuck" because you are up to speed on all your work, perhaps you could start crafting your ideas/proposal for the fundraising committee.
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My first goal that I have for myself today is to ask to have feedback on my molo by tomorrow.
Another goal that I have for myself today is to make sure to get the glass container back without breaking it.
One more goal that I have for myself today is to be as social as possible.
My final goal that I have for myself today is to read as much as possible.

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Literature Outside : read
Sacred Geometry : n/a
Once in a Lifetime : none
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Today I did very well when it came to being productive. I read a lot, and discussed themes in my book. I did well in sacred geometry class, and figured out the problem. The
The productiveness of my once in a lifetime class was nice because I learned a good bit about the biological process of cell multiplication otherwise known as mitosis.
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Your chocolate mousse was a smash hit! I think our advisory is becoming the wiz-matic gourmet advisory.

Your reasoning in Sacred Geo was sound and showed your ability to sort out the known information and build bridges for yourself to solve problems in novel situations. Did you feel challenged by the problems?
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So happy to read about your progress... all sounds very stimulating. Bravo.
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My first goal for today is to get caught up in all my classes.
Another goal that I have for today is to read as much as possible, so I can be caught up in literature outside class on this particular day.
Another goal that I have for today is to make sure I am as social as possible.
Another goal that I have for today is to understand the concepts in sacred geometry class, so I can be a productive student.
One more goal that I have for today is to be involved in once in a lifetime class, so I can learn as much as possible from the lessons.
One goal for the weekend is to finish my m o l o second draft, and get it revised next week.
One goal for next week is to be completely done with my m o l o project.
If I finish my m o l o project by the end of next week, I plan to work on my committee proposal.
Another goal for today is to watch Jaho successfully flip my latte carton. (Goal completed as I was writing it)
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Literature Outside : read
Sacred Geometry : N / A
Once in a Lifetime : finish answer to what is the inherent potential of stem cells?
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This week I was very productive. I finished my m o l o project draft, and I successfully began the second draft for it. On the first day of the week, I was met with a challenging problem in sacred geometry, and worked very hard with that problem until I eventually solved it by the end of the week, and I finished the project that was surrounding it. Unfortunately it just started raining, so I am going to have troubles getting home. The the second day I finished the draft for my m o l o project, and I started editing it, and it is going well so far, I just have to finish it over this weekend. On Wednesday, I got a lot of reading done, and after I talked with Julia about my project for literature outside, I feel like I am comfortable with where I am in my current book. On Thursday, I did a lot of editing to my m o l o project, and I feel like I will finish by next Tuesday. On this Friday, I solved the problem in geometry and now finished the project. In once in a lifetime I took the leadership role and directed the conversation in my group. I had a very productive week, and I am excited to get my m o l o out of the way so I can work on the fundraising committee.
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Good for you working your way through everything this week. Your Fundraising Committee could possibly we a Tuesday/Thursday thing. It's great you want to take the lead on this. We could have some funds for treks and other things that your committee could help define.
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Goals :
My goal for today is to revise and edit my m o l o project and submit my second draft.
Another goal that I have for myself today is to read as much as possible to catch up with my literature outside class.
Another goal that I have for myself today is to be more social, to feel more comfortable in school.
Another goal that I have for myself today is to make sure I get home as comfortable as possible.
One final goal that I have for myself today is to make sure I am a very productive student so I don't fall behind in my m o l o project or any of my classes, like literature outside.

Today was a pretty productive day. I edited my m o l o project and I just need to research a little bit more to finish the second draft. I wasn't able to read due to during s s r I had to go to the bathroom, but everyone kept jumping in front of the metaphorical line and for 20 uncomfortable minutes I wasn't able to focus on reading. I brought up my idea for a committee to Elizabeth today as well.
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What sort of committee? You've got me curious!
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My first goal for today is to read as much as possible, so I can catch up in my literature outside class.
Another goal that I have for today is to understand the concepts in sacred geometry class, so I can be a productive student.
One more goal that I have for today is to be involved in once in a lifetime class, so I can learn as much as possible from the lessons.
Another goal that I have for today is to make sure that I still feel comfortable longboards get home, yesterday didn't work out the greatest.
And my final goal for today is to be as social as possible.

Today was a very productive day. During my literature outside class I got a lot of reading done and I now feel like I have a better understanding of how to pull themes out of text. During my sacred geometry class I was trying hard to solve the problem, and I struggled for a long time, but still felt like I was being productive with my time. During once in a lifetime class, I relearned what it's like when a group member didn't do their work, and how to cover for it quickly. Overall, it was a good day
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What did you have to do to cover for the missing person's work in 3rd block?

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Walker - I am glad that we went to family night! I learned more about your daily life at MC2. However... I wished I had tried to log in to the foundry while at the school. I just tried and my access was denied. I did change the part that states "student" to "coach" but that did not work. That said, now that I saw Amy's presentation on how the foundry works, I look forward to accessing it and staying in tune to where things are at with your work.

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Hi Tina - I am glad you came last night. What sort of error message do you get when you try to log in?
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Hi Amy,

I am now able to get into foundry... not sure what happened before but the message was that I didn't have access to Walker but now I do! Could have been on my end... but good that I can now get in. Thanks!
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My main goal for today is to finish my first draft for my m o l o project, so I can be on schedule.
Another goal that I have for this day is to be more involved with today's guest speaker, no matter what they are presenting.
Another goal that I have for this day is to be more social with other peers.
Once I have those other goals done, my most generic goal is to be a productive student.
One final goal for today is to try to start my 2nd draft for my m o l o project for this day.

Today was a very productive day. I finished my 1st draft for my m o l o project. It was a great feeling to get it done today, because now I can focus on reading. I was pretty well at being social today, and I feel like I am fitting in more and more each day. I am excited to get my m o l o project completely done by the end of the week, so I can start working on the important internship related work. That is pretty much all that I have to say for my events today.
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Your MOLO hits on a very interesting facet of the gaming industry. I worked in the software industry for a while and I can tell you that the same issue comes up even when they are writing software intended to help engineers design things like cars, airplanes, satellites, medical equipment, etc. How did you become interested in that topic for your MOLO?
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One goal that I have for today is to read as much as possible for my literature outside, because I'm kind of behind with that.
Another goal for today is to understand the concepts more in sacred geometry class.
Yet another goal that I have for today is to be more social so I can feel a lot more comfortable in this school.
Another goal that I have for today is to make sure that I am ready for my once in a lifetime class so I can be an effective student
My final goal for today is to feel comfortable with my route home, but I think I'm feeling mostly comfortable with it so far.

Today I was productive during all of my classes. I got a lot of reading done in my first block class. In sacred geometry I got a lot of work done, and I am learning about the concepts pretty well by this point in time. In once in a lifetime I did exceptionally well, and I am feeling like a productive student in that specific class. My conclusion for today is that I happened to be a fairly productive student. That is all I have to say about the the day.
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You were showing a lot of great problem solving skills today in Sacred Geo! Sounds like you are making the MC2 work for you. What questions do you have for me or any of your other teachers so far?
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Work more on my MOLO project since I do not have a book yet for my literature outside class.
As always, try to be a little bit more social and interact more with other students in my classes.
I want to also make sure I am caught up in my sacred geometry and once in a lifetime classes, and hopefully get my google drive 100% working.
Another goal for today is to make sure that I can adapt if today's forecast of a thunderstorm is true, to learn how to get home in such an event.
Another goal for today is to figure out if I have enough food for lunch, and to discover if I need to get more food for tomorrow.
One final goal for today is to be as productive as possible.

Well, this week went very well. I feel like I am becoming good at fitting in with the schedule at school here. On day one, I was very productive with creating my m o l o project, planning it out and everything of the sort. I also made some good friends on day one and two. I got situated in my classes in my classes and felt comfortable with all of them. I was very happy with my productivity on day two, but even more so on day three. On day three I already got my first draft started for my M o l o project, and knew where I was going with it afterwards. I'm feeling comfortable getting home on my longboard, which is good because I felt like I need the extra excersize everyday. On the fourth day, I exceeded my expectations because I didn't have a book in my literature outside class so I just worked on my m o l o project. I got so far I could not have the capacity to believe it. I got an extra two paragraphs done, which means I only have my conclusion left, which I may finish tonight. In conclusion, my first week here at mc2 was very productive and I am very happy about my current decision to switch to this school. I feel like I have been a whole lot more productive here in comparison to my previous high school. I now know and have adapted to the schedule, and the technology here, and I am comfortable in my current environment. Thanks for reading this
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Well done Walker. It's nice to read that your goals are not only about academics, but also about other aspects of life - being social, how much food you will need and traveling back home during a possible storm. It is not only very mindful but it is well balanced. I am very pleased you are happy in this new school.
And as your mother, I am very happy you didn't encounter a thunderstorm on the way home!
Keep up the great work!
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Hi Walker - You mention feeling more productive being at MC2 than you were at KHS. What, in particular, do you like to have in order to feel productive. We want to be sure that you feel that way most, if not all the time, with your work, and, if any obstacles get in the way of it, that you feel empowered to tell us so we can help remove them.

It's nice to have you in our advisory! Bet you'll connect with all the other longboarders before too long, if you haven't already!
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Goals :
Today I hope to really push and get my MOLO proposal approved so I can stop sitting around
I also plan to get a lot of research done once the proposal is accepted.
As always, I hope to be more social, and to interact more with the students around me
While waiting for my proposal to get accepted, I also hope to get organized, now that I have a binder.
Another goal for today is to try to become more comfortable with technology, particularly the applications in the tablet.

Today I was very productive. I am way ahead of my M O L O project, because the proposal got accepted early in the day. I already have two paragraphs in my project done, so I am hoping to get the 1st draft done by next Wednesday. I was pretty social, I talked to more than five people today. I did spend some time, but not too much time organizing my binder today at school while waiting for my project to get approved. I am definitely feeling more comfortable with technology and I displayed this by being able to have the ability to research a not popular topic. That is all I have to say for today
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Are you waiting for me to approve MOLO? Sorry about that. Let's connect about it tomorrow.

Do you have any questions for me about the school so far or policies and things such as that?
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Goals :
Today in school I hope to get more situated in my current classes
I also hope to be able to pick my two books (one fiction and one non fiction) for literature outside
One other goal for today is to see my firewall account user name and pass word fixed
Another goal is to be more social and talk to more people to fit in more.
Another small goal for today is to feel more comfortable with my route to get home on my longboard
And my final goal is to just feel comfortable in school in general

Results :
Today I successfully got situated in my current classes, and I unfortunately did not get to select my books, but I did try to get them selected. I'm hoping for myself being able to choose the mist born series, and I'll choose a non fiction book accordingly to that book. I was told my user name and pass word and I now can get through the firewall with no trouble. I was able to be social and I talked to people and felt accepted once again. I am currently feeling comfortable here at this particular school and I feel confident staying here at mc2. Bye
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Walker Sorensen
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Be social
Get situated in classes
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Today in the school mc2 I went through the process of a Tuesday schedule. During advisory I talked to other people, so there's my social goal. I talked to my teachers about what I needed for my classes, and I'm feeling ready for tomorrow's studios. I started my MOLO project and I have deadlines for that set in place. I was able to be a productive student, and I learned about project foundry, and submitted my work in that particular software. I learned how I have to communicate with my teachers in order to get my work approved. During my day I had many moments when I was productive. I was welcomed in advisory by many students and I felt accepted. My meeting with my parents and the principal went well. I am trying to decide whether or not I should cancel the planned trip to Acadia national park. I learned about what certain projects can count towards certain classes, and how I can make a project tie into many different habits and competencies. In conclusion, I believe that my first official day here at mc2 was indeed a productive one.

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Tina Boylan
Walker - It is certainly great to be able to read what you wrote in regards to your first day. I am especially glad to see you acknowledge that communication with your teachers is key to progression. I really look forward to learning more about your studies and how I can best support this new educational experience for you.
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